Dawn Lennon is strategist, mentor, advisor, and coach as each new situation arises. A career businesswoman, author, and founder/owner of Big Picture Consulting, she has been helping individuals, solo practitioners, and small business owners achieve business and career success for more than a decade. Before leaving to start her practice, Dawn spent over twenty years a...
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Turning Employees Around—What It Takes | Feedback Power by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Under-performers are part of the landscape in any workplace. You know who they are and so does your boss. None of us is perfect. Without guidance, it’s easy to adopt behaviors and habits acceptable to us that, ultimately, don’t wear well with others. As employees we need feedback from day one. There is no better (or cheaper) way to teach us the skills and behaviors we need to be successful. Performance feedback is one... |
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An Employee Funk Rescue Tactic–Watch ‘Em Work. | Tailored Motivation by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Motivating employees should be high on a supervisor’s to-do list. Too often, though, what’s tried falls flat. Not every employee needs or wants: A go-team pep talk Artery-clogging donuts at staff meetings Certificates for weekly productivity achievements Public praise for a job well done (Many dread this) Brown bag lunches with the boss That said, employees do want and need reasons to stay motivated. No easy form... |
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Career Disappointments Gnawing at You? Reset Expectations. by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 High hopes fall hard. We don’t always get what we want even when we: - Work hard - Plan ahead - Get good grades or evaluations - Know the right people - Play by the rules That’s because careers are about competition. Our success comes from meeting our employer’s expectations better than someone else would. Disappointments are about us. We get disappointed when our career expectations aren’t met. Eac... |
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How Becoming the Boss Can Change You by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Faults are often easier to see in others than ourselves. As employees we’re daily observers and targets of our supervisor’s style. What we see reflects what our supervisors have become. If we’re lucky, we’ve got a good boss. If not, we’d like to run for the hills. It’s hard to believe that ineffective supervisors used to be regular employees, like us. They had the same expectations from their own bosses for: - Hones... |
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Self-Confidence Lost? 5 Steps to Getting It Back by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Here one day and gone the next. It’s a fickle state—our self-confidence. The littlest thing can fuel it or snuff it out. Self-confidence is part of our brand identity. Our bosses and coworkers look for it, even evaluate it. It’s part of our behavioral attire, so we must do our best to wear it well. The fear of exposure The problem is that we’re not always self-confident. When we’... |
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Unleashing the Career Superstar in You—Ready? by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Superstars aren’t just sports and entertainment icons. They’re also us. Every workplace and every career has its superstars. There’s no reason why you aren’t among them. By definition superstars are individuals in prominence who attract attention. Look around: That’s lots of people you know. We have to perform well and consistently to be considered a superstar in our line of work. On-the- job superstars are those indispe... |
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Don’t Stop Believin’. Embrace the Journey. | A Career Long-View by Dawn Lennon - Aug, 2011 Bosses have employee issues. Employees have boss issues. Coworkers have peer issues. Isn’t working together supposed to be easy? We often set ourselves up for the people problems we face. When we fail to set boundaries that keep out unwanted coworker behaviors, we pay a price. Ominous signs People problems generally sneak up on us. One day we realize we’re caught in a cycle we don’t like—one that’s interfering with... |
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Who’s Controlling Your Career? | The Downside of Kissing Up by Dawn Lennon - Aug, 2011 Your best answer is, “I am.” Unfortunately, the common answer is often, “I’m not really sure.” That’s because we often don’t know how career growth happens. We’re told that the silver bullets are: Doing a great job with high performance appraisal ratings that validate it Attending training and/or taking outside courses Serving on teams and working on special projects Then, after we do all this stuff, someone in t... |
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Disappointment Got You Down? Dig In. Bounce Back. by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 Things don’t always go our way at work. Sometimes it’s because we haven’t: - Mastered all the skills we need - Performed well at the right time - Solidified our support system - Been realistic about our readiness That leaves us open to disappointment when we don’t: - Get hired for a job we really want - Promoted to a position when we believe we’re the best candidate - Hear our name mentioned as a ... |
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The Sweet Sound of Striking the Right Chord: An Interview with Ricky Bell by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 I met Ricky Bell because my home office computer was deadly slow. As an independent computer technician, Ricky came highly recommended by my accountant, so I knew I’d be in good hands. To my surprise, I soon learned that those hands were equally talented on the neck of a guitar and that Ricky had connected two talents into one amazing career. DL: Ricky, do you consider yourself a computer guy who’s a musician or a musi... |
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