What Does it Cost to be Nice?

What Does it Cost to be Nice?

What does it cost to be nice? My job requires travel – lots of it (you are always an expert when you are 50 miles away from home!). My travel gives me the opportunity to see people in many venues. Regardless of the situation, nice almost always trumps nastiness. I...
What Does it Cost to be Nice?

Office Kitchen Etiquette

I must admit, I am impressed with BRODY Professional Development employees for many reasons – and I also get great feedback from our clients and trainers. There is one thing, however, that only the internal people notice … that’s kitchen etiquette. At your company,...
What Does it Cost to be Nice?

Thinking Time

In January, I went to a spa. It was lovely being pampered with treatments. It was even good spending 8 hours a day exercising – walks, water aerobics and pilates. But what I committed to and actually did was set aside 2 hours a day to work. My goal was to practice an...
What Does it Cost to be Nice?

The Power of Saying “No”

What are your boundaries? If you keep saying “yes” to every request, you most likely will burn out – or at least disappoint people. “No I can’t” or “No, I won’t” are very hard for some people to say. “It’s not my job” shouldn’t be said at all. Let me give you a few...
What Does it Cost to be Nice?

Work & Play Don’t Have to be Exclusive

Short follow-up blog this time … time for another margarita …. There is something about sunshine, the roar of the waves and a few margaritas on the beach that not only relax me, but get my creative juices flowing. People who know me know that I love to vacation and...