Archives for October 2019

“I NO LONGER HAVE PATIENCE … for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the will to please those who do not like me, to love those who do not love me, and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me. I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie or want to manipulate. I decided not to coexist anymore with pretense, hypocrisy, dishonesty and cheap praise. I do not tolerate selective erudition nor academic arrogance. I do not adjust either to popular gossiping.  I hate conflict and comparisons. I believe in a world of opposites and that’s why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities. In friendship I dislike the lack of loyalty and betrayal. I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a compliment or word of encouragement. Exaggerations bore me and I have difficulty accepting those who do not like animals. And on top of everything I have not patience for anyone who does not deserve my patience.

Meryl Streep

A leader’s ability to show the emotion of caring helps others understand the intended message. Be willing to take the emotional risk of showing care so that you can avoid the miscommunication risk of not showing care.

Executive Presence Tip – Carol Keers

Just heard this line, “Twitter is a giant garbage pile and we are all hungry raccoons!”

Think about how office gossip is the internal Twitter equivalent. How much do you want to hang out with crabby raccoons in your workplace? It’s a fine line, but you can be in the know and still avoid getting sucked in to the gossip mill.

Executive Presence tip – Carol Keers