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In this episode, you will learn:
How to consider your management style and its impact
Pay attention at group meetings – look for the signs
Your thoughts and perspectives on this topic are incredibly valuable. I would love to hear them.
What does this term mean? Coffee badging” is a workplace trend that describes when employees go to the office to show their presence while maintaining flexibility and working remotely. Employees might “coffee badge” by showing up to the office to get coffee or attend a meeting, then leave to work from home for the rest of the day. The term is a response to return-to-office mandates that require employees to be physically present. It also allows employees to maintain the flexibility they’ve enjoyed during remote work.
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Have you ever taken a moment to reflect on your impact as a manager or supervisor?
Self-reflection is not just a tool for personal growth but a powerful way to empower yourself and for the well-being of your team.
I recently came across this powerful quote: ‘Your manager has more impact on your mental health than your therapist or doctor. Having a good boss can change your life. ~ Unknown.’
When you hear this quote, does it resonate with your experiences as a manager or supervisor?
What thoughts or memories does this quote bring up for you?
Throughout my career, I’ve had bosses who have influenced me positively and negatively. For instance, a manager who recognized my hard work and promoted me, boosting my confidence and my career path. On the other hand, a supervisor constantly criticized me, leading to people-pleasing behaviors. I couldn’t help but relate to the message.
What about you?
As managers and supervisors, our decisions and actions profoundly impact others, often more than we realize. We must understand and acknowledge this responsibility. I know throughout my career, the decisions I made impacted myself, the employees, and the work environment, whether positive or negative. I made decisions with strategies and thought about how it would affect all of us. Sometimes, you think you made a good decision and later realize you didn’t; that happens, but I learned valuable lessons throughout those years.
People often criticize Managers and Supervisors without understanding the dilemmas, the reasoning behind the decisions, or the compromises and negotiations required to maintain a business or corporate setting.
Let’s explore:
*Be aware of changes in your staff’s behaviors, such as increased absenteeism, decreased productivity, or other behavioral changes.
*Show empathy and provide support during challenging times, personally and professionally.
*You can significantly enhance job satisfaction by providing opportunities for personal development, growth, and advancement.
*It’s a powerful way to show compassion and investment in your employees’ well-being.
*Encouraging flexible working hours, remote work options, and taking time off.
*Provide coaching, feedback, and training opportunities.
*Address conflicts in the workplace through listening and good communication with each other.
Creating a safe and positive workplace is not just a pleasant environment but a must for any manager or supervisor. It’s a commitment to your team’s well-being and a powerful way to inspire and motivate them. Such a workplace can transform chaos into calm, create harmony, and increase productivity, job satisfaction, employee retention, and good communication within team relationships.
If you are struggling with the daily grind and feel alone, a leadership and work-life balance coach like me can provide guidance and support. I can help you navigate those everyday challenges, improve your leadership skills, and maintain a healthy work-life balance so you can continue moving to where you want to be.
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where work seems to be taking over your personal life?
Let’s explore the reasons for this work-life imbalance.
Whether you’re a manager, supervisor, employee, freelancer, entrepreneur, or business owner, the struggle with work-life balance is real. It’s not just about job titles; it’s about unmanageable workloads, deadlines, and unproductive meetings that spill over into personal time.
Reflect on what you want in your life and what you need to remove to achieve balance at work and in your personal life, and start putting it into action.
After reflecting, what are some of your work-life balance imbalances?
If you have any thoughts, experiences, or questions, I would love to hear about them. Your insights could be invaluable to others navigating this journey with us. Feel free to share in the comments section below as we support each other in achieving work-life balance in this busy world.
I am achieving Work-Life Balance, and it’s good for my soul and family!
If you want more in life than work, consider scheduling a Work-Life Balance Coaching Session with Patti. In these sessions, I will provide personalized guidance and support to your specific situation, helping you find a personal life again and open up a world of possibilities for a more fulfilling life.
I shared my journey to becoming a Leadership and Work-Life Balance Coach and Reiki Master, my Coaching Style, Work-Life Balance Affirmation Cards, and so much more.
Thank you, Heather for having me on Soul Alchemy W/Indigo Jaguar. 🙂
Check out my interview on the Take the Leap podcast with Colleen Biggs. We dove into the topic of Vision, Balance, and Leadership, and I gave valuable insight on immediately taking the Leap in your life!
I took the LEAP and was a spotlight guest on the LEAP Community Monday Spotlight with Colleen Biggs. I shared about leadership, work-life balance, and more.
Holiday Time is coming. Are you prepared as a Manager and Supervisor?
For a manager and supervisor, this can be a stressful time keeping the business running at maximum speed or at all.
Holidays have a lot of personal stress and often affect the work environment. What do I mean? It can be distracting and can lower productivity in the workplace. Some people become less productive at work during the holiday season and lose motivation. Productivity may be lower because managers and staff are on leave from the office, and workflow slows down.
While the holidays for some are to unwind and unplug while away from the office for others, the work still goes on and can be stressful trying to juggle home life and work life.
All your staff may want the same time off, and you may have to refuse leave requests. The people denied leave may be angry and upset and don’t want to be there, and morale goes down and some even call in sick, which makes the workplace unbearable for those still there.
How do you handle these situations as a Manager and Supervisor?
Do you have a plan of action to ease the circumstance, or are you flying by the seat of your pants, or do you even care?
What are some ways to prepare and ease the anxiety for you and your staff?
Do you rotate Holiday leave time with the staff? If someone takes off one Holiday, they work the other Holidays. Then, they take another Holiday the following year but not the one they got the previous year.
Or does the team sit down and determine together what Holidays they get off?
What about you? Do you take time off during the holidays? Do you plan to take time off and not just physically be there but mentally and emotionally as well?
Preparing well in advance with your staff who is taking time off and what holidays you are taking off – gives everyone a sense of commitment and understanding, and everyone can prepare with their family and friends.
In the month of October, I would start to develop the Holiday Vacation Leave plan with my staff. I remember how stressful ensuring we had enough staff coverage during the holiday weeks was. Until I came up with Holiday Leave Action plans early in the year so everyone knew who was working and who was not during the October – December season.
During the Holiday season, avoid bringing work home so you can enjoy your time away from work and include yourself in the holiday rotation plan. Many managers and supervisors don’t take any leave time during the Holidays, which is unfair to you and your family.
Time to reflect:What is your Holiday Leave Time plan for you and your employees?
Question: Do you feel that work and personal life compete with your attention?
I would love your thoughts on this topic, and if there is a topic you would like me to explore, please leave a comment.
If you are struggling with the daily grind and feel alone, a leadership and work-life balance coach like me will help you work through those everyday challenges to continue moving forward to where you want to be.
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In this podcast episode, we will explore the feelings of working in a toxic workplace as a manager and supervisor.
Are we responsible for other’s attitudes and responses toward us and others?
It depends on how we treat people and ourselves. If we are abrupt, condescending, and demanding, we may be responsible for how people respond and react to that behavior towards them. How do you feel or respond to a boss, co-worker, peers, and others in the workplace or outside of work who are rude, unkind, or harsh in their tone with you?
What are the effects of working in a toxic environment?
I know how I felt. I didn’t like the person I was becoming, working in a hostile and toxic environment. I lost my compassion, empathy, joy, and excitement and was untrusting and sometimes judgmental towards others. The untrusting thoughts of thinking people had an unsavory agenda, feeling unsafe, bulldozing me, watching the Sh*t Storm every day around me, and trying to cope with the emotions of dealing with the daily grind and having to fake it to get by.
Daily, I felt like I was giving away my power and values or losing kindness and happiness through people’s interactions and nasty behaviors, which had nothing to do with me. Still, I was feeling responsible for the unhappiness around me. Being highly sensitive can be a blessing and a curse in the workplace and home. Is it my stuff, or is it others? The trick is identifying whose crap it is. Letting go and not holding on to it or overthinking all of it. It’s not about me; I needed to remind myself that it’s not my responsibility for other people’s BS.
Empathy without boundaries doesn’t work and can be self-destructive and disruptive to the workplace.
When I became a supervisor, I wanted to help people and make a positive difference in my employee’s lives. As managers and supervisors, we coach, teach, and mentor the others around us, but they have the choice of how they show up, respond, and behave. When out of balance, we project on the people around us. Taking time away is good for us to regroup, refocus, and destress when we feel we have lost empathy and compassion.
Are our actions contributing to a positive, negative, or neutral outcome in the workplace environment energy?
What are the results of working in a cohesive, collaborative, supportive environment?
When we realize how we show up daily in our workplace as someone who wants to make a positive difference in other people’s lives, the work environment becomes productive, enjoyable, and cohesive, and the atmosphere changes for the better.
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If you are struggling with the daily grind and feel alone, a leadership coach like me will help you work through those everyday challenges to continue moving forward to where you want to be.
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