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Personal Responsibility For Your Professional Conduct

January 15, 2013December 30, 2016 Elaine Rogers Business Skills, Management accountability, blame, communication, culture, management, motivation, personal development, professional development

Something has happened. You messed up. But hey, John messed up last week, and he managed to wangle his way out of it. So if you could just blame this one on time constraints, or perhaps Jane as she didn’t finish the draft correctly. Or maybe when James didn’t come back to you within the half hour you specified, that would have delayed you also, right? Wrong! If you mess up, are late submitting a project, or get something wrong – It’s your fault! – own up to it!

Employee Of The Year – 5 Reasons To Be The Best

December 10, 2012March 1, 2015 Elaine Rogers Employee, Management coaching, employee, goals, Health, love, New Year, self-discipline, smart, training

OK, so we know some of the attributes that employers look for when hiring. However, besides the above attributes, and relevant qualifications and experience, how can you ensure that you are a great employee in 2011? And more importantly, WHY should you be?

Here are 5 reasons to be the best that you can be:

Your Self-Care Work Manual

July 21, 2012May 16, 2015 Elaine Rogers Business Skills, Management business planning, entrepreneur, fear, Goal Setting, self-care, setting goals

If you have not already thought about how you operate WITHIN your business, here is your self-care manual to help you focus on what is important for yourself

Making time for the things you really WANT to do

June 7, 2012March 1, 2015 Elaine Rogers Management, Productivity coaching, Planning, spare time, time management

First of all I want to blow a myth – TIME MANAGEMENT. We cannot MANGE time. We cannot MAKE time. We cannot SAVE time. The best that we can do, is manage what we do with the time that we have, to the best of our ability.