http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Marlene+Chism Business Management Marlene Chism Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143078&ca=Business+Management Who would you be if you weren’t in charge, and if you weren’t in control? Do you have the self-esteem it takes to risk looking foolish? Are you willing to “put it out there” in a big way and trust your teammates to catch you if you fall? What would happen if you had to find a way to agree with the... Advice Marlene Chism Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=234184&ca=Advice What sets the tone of the speech, creates a sense of anticipation, positions you as the expert, generates interest and grabs attention? The introduction. Whether you are introducing your guest at a club meeting, presenting the speaker at an awards banquet or meeting forty strangers for the first tim... Business Marlene Chism Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=229065&ca=Business Because of your anxiety, you’ve missed everyone else’s introduction. You are focused on your own sense of incompetence regarding speaking in front of a crowd. You have three choices when faced with the daunting task of introducing yourself in front of forty people at a business luncheon: · Escape to... Business Management Marlene Chism Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225574&ca=Business+Management When you enter the networking mixer do you feel like you have a two-foot perimeter of open space surrounding you? Everyone seems to be comfortably settled into clusters as they socialize unaware of your presence. You try to make eye contact but you don’t recognize anyone. You search for the bar. Eve... Self Help Marlene Chism Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=141340&ca=Self+Help "The truth is, red is not your color. No, of course I’m not trying to hurt your feelings…you want me to be honest don’t you?" When you are recipient of this kind of honesty you have to ask some questions: Is this person having a bad day? Is this just an instance of poor social skills or low self-est... Business Management Marlene Chism Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=62740&ca=Business+Management Here she comes again into the office to complain. First it was about everyone else abusing their breaks, and then she accused you of playing favorites by not honoring her seniority, now she’s unhappy with the rotation. You think to yourself: what now? Some complaints are valid and others are annoyin... Business Management Marlene Chism Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=116879&ca=Business+Management When a group of Human Resources professionals and a group of employees were asked the question, “What would increase productivity” the number one answer for both groups was ‘productivity would increase if working relationships were better.’ What is often lacking in work relationships is respect. Bos... Self Help Marlene Chism Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143077&ca=Self+Help It happens without notice. You realize you’re lost in the fog. You feel unhappy and you start to search. The issue itself doesn’t matter as much as the universal feeling of being uncomfortable in your skin or feeling out of alignment. This feeling happens at midlife. It happens when you are at a cro... Self Help Marlene Chism Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=141431&ca=Self+Help When I get the promotion, then I’ll be happy. When I lose the weight, then I’ll be happy. When I have some free time, then I’ll be happy. When I get another job, then I’ll be happy. When I get rid of the problem employee, then I’ll be happy. If my kid ever graduates, then I’ll be happy. If I figure... Business Management Marlene Chism Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=73466&ca=Business+Management Once upon a time, when I was a front line employee at a food manufacturing plant, I had a supervisor, I'll call him "Fred" who intimidated most of his employees. When anyone called in sick, Fred would slam down the phone before the conversation ended. To most of us line workers, it seemed that this...