Comments for GET REAL http://donnarawady.wordpress.com Donna's blog on coaching, leadership, and life Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Have you asked anyone to share their reality with you lately? by Fran Brockmyre http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-you-asked-anyone-to-share-their-reality-with-you-lately/#comment-46 Fran Brockmyre Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:22:48 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-46 That is so you!!! But I agree and have had similar thoughts when walking at night. That is so you!!! But I agree and have had similar thoughts when walking at night.

]]> Comment on Assuming good intentions can be tough, but may help by Fran Brockmyre http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/assuming-good-intentions-can-be-tough-but-may-help/#comment-44 Fran Brockmyre Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:05:24 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-44 Good article, true in one's personal life as well as at work. Good article, true in one’s personal life as well as at work.

]]> Comment on Assuming good intentions can be tough, but may help by Sandy Nucelli http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/assuming-good-intentions-can-be-tough-but-may-help/#comment-43 Sandy Nucelli Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:16:46 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-43 "Self centered about the issue at hand"...this was the key point for me. I find that in any "team" work environment people sometimes forget the global effects of their actions based on the personal impact of the issue at hand. When we step back and look at it from a team standpoint it gives us a clearer view of team cause and effect, rather than the personal one. No matter what the directive, it always seems helpful to think about how it touches each aspect of the job. I visualize the spokes of a wheel in order to keep that perspective. I am still the center but the key is the support I need to succeed. None of us can do it alone. I try to step back and see where each "spoke" is coming from. “Self centered about the issue at hand”…this was the key point for me. I find that in any “team” work environment people sometimes forget the global effects of their actions based on the personal impact of the issue at hand. When we step back and look at it from a team standpoint it gives us a clearer view of team cause and effect, rather than the personal one. No matter what the directive, it always seems helpful to think about how it touches each aspect of the job. I visualize the spokes of a wheel in order to keep that perspective.
I am still the center but the key is the support I need to succeed. None of us can do it alone. I try to step back and see where each “spoke” is coming from.

]]> Comment on Emotions are louder than words by Donna Rawady http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/emotions-are-louder-than-words/#comment-42 Donna Rawady Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:51 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-42 Thanks for your comment Roberta. Glad the info came at a good time for you. Hope it helped and that it went well. Thanks for your comment Roberta. Glad the info came at a good time for you. Hope it helped and that it went well.

]]> Comment on Emotions are louder than words by Roberta Favitta http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/emotions-are-louder-than-words/#comment-41 Roberta Favitta Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:23:14 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-41 Your advice is so apropos to my situation today. I need to deliver a message to an employee with a very defensive personality and I am feeling all coiled up inside. It is a little after 5am and I have been role playing in my mind since 3. Funny how things work...I went to check emails and my Linked in and saw your Blog post...the first I've read and the first of many I will follow from now on. I thank you! Your advice is so apropos to my situation today. I need to deliver a message to an employee with a very defensive personality and I am feeling all coiled up inside. It is a little after 5am and I have been role playing in my mind since 3. Funny how things work…I went to check emails and my Linked in and saw your Blog post…the first I’ve read and the first of many I will follow from now on. I thank you!

]]> Comment on Emotions are louder than words by donnarawadyblog http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/emotions-are-louder-than-words/#comment-40 donnarawadyblog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-40 Thanks for your comment Jonna. You're right. The tough part is HOW to shed our emotions. One quick tool that may help is dumping your feelings into a document without censoring them. This draft may include cursing and plenty of needed venting, but it's for your eyes only. (I highly recommend this not be done anywhere near your work systems!) Write it and put it aside for at least 24 hours. When you revisit it, highlight ONLY the business issues, and none of the emotional reflections. This may at least offer a start on what you might focus on in your discussion—the business impact. Thanks for your comment Jonna. You’re right. The tough part is HOW to shed our emotions. One quick tool that may help is dumping your feelings into a document without censoring them. This draft may include cursing and plenty of needed venting, but it’s for your eyes only. (I highly recommend this not be done anywhere near your work systems!) Write it and put it aside for at least 24 hours. When you revisit it, highlight ONLY the business issues, and none of the emotional reflections. This may at least offer a start on what you might focus on in your discussion—the business impact.

]]> Comment on Emotions are louder than words by Jonna L. Martin http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/emotions-are-louder-than-words/#comment-39 Jonna L. Martin Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:10:55 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-39 This is such a great point! The tough part is getting yourself into a calm place before reacting....remember the old saying about counting to 10 before responding. Our grandparents were really onto something. Intellectually it is so easy to understand, and yet to put it into practice takes just that... practice. This is such a great point! The tough part is getting yourself into a calm place before reacting….remember the old saying about counting to 10 before responding. Our grandparents were really onto something. Intellectually it is so easy to understand, and yet to put it into practice takes just that… practice.

]]> Comment on Is your consultant or coach in the loop? by Mike http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/is-your-consultant-or-coach-in-the-loop/#comment-35 Mike Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:18:49 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=201#comment-35 Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content! _________________________________ Making Money <a href="http://tinyurl.com/rich-quickly/1127206" rel="nofollow">$150 An Hour</a> Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!

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]]> Comment on Personal attributes trump business acumen by India travel http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/personal-attributes-trump-business-acumen/#comment-34 India travel Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:28:06 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-34 Your blog is very nice. Your blog is very nice.

]]> Comment on Personal attributes trump business acumen by Dan McCarthy http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/personal-attributes-trump-business-acumen/#comment-33 Dan McCarthy Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:01:10 +0000 http://donnarawady.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-33 Donna - oh, and you've been tagged: http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2008/11/ive-been-tagged.html Donna –
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