Life Is A Journey

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
–Confucius

Your Career, Like Life, is a Journey

A good way to get started is to answer the following questions:

  • What are my strengths?
  • What am I good at?
  • What comes easy to me?
  • What makes me happy?
  • What motivates and excites me?
  • What are my values and beliefs?

Choose your career with purpose, not by chance! Use your values and your sense of self to make decisions that serve you well.

We’re here to help!

Positivity In The Workplace

Positivity is an essential constituent of inspiring, engaging leadership.
—Deiric McCann

Do you agree that success is based on positivity and happiness? Think about a leader that had the greatest impact on you. Was their demeanor one of negativity?

It’s rare that we feel inspired and motivated when working in environments that make us feel bad, or where we are not appreciated.

The Huge Impact of Positivity In The Workplace

Happiness inspires success. It is internally driven. We own it. How we allow our brain to process what’s going on around us determines our happiness level. This in turn directly equates to our level of success. (It’s been found that IQ only accounts for 25% of what we achieve).

Some think the harder they work the happier they’ll be, but this has been found to be false. When a team and organization work in positive environments, people thrive and goals are more readily achieved.

As a leader, we have the ability to influence others and help create that desired positive environment. We need to listen. We need open lines of communication. We need to build trust. We need to address conflict. We need to make sure accountability and ownership are part of the workplace. And, we need to look for the positive.

Actions to Inspire Positivity

For many, times are tough. We need to watch for and recognize behaviors that are allowing negativity to creep in. Psychologist Shawn Achor suggests the following to help inspire positivity:

  • Think about what you have to be thankful about
  • Keep a journal and write in it at least one “positive” each day
  • Exercise
  • Meditate
  • Read inspirational quotes daily
  • Conduct random acts of kindness daily ex. recognize another’s accomplishment

Engaged leaders positively impact others! The benefits: Enhanced decision-making skills, stronger teamwork, less stress, more innovative and creative ideas, increased results, and a happier more productive staff.

Watch the Ted Talk we found about The Happy Secret to Better Work.

Everyone is a Leader

“The average return is 6 to 1 on the investment made from working with an Executive Coach.”
—The Manchester Review

At PeopleTek, we believe everyone is a leader , whether they realize it or not. Some think you need the title, some think you need direct reports. Being a leader is really about the ability to influence others, and make sound decisions.

Why not find out how to make better decisions with more confidence and clarity about why you are making them?

Our coaches are committed to connecting individuals and teams with the tools necessary to make their leadership stronger, and obtain more favorable results.

Invest In Yourself . . .     

Coaching may be conducted in a group, team, or individual setting.  Your coach will help you navigate the political climate, understand your career path, and learn how to effectively “manage up”, “across organizations”, and “down”, and simply put, become a more successful leader.

Could you benefit from obtaining objective feedback about what is really working well for you and identifying the obstacles preventing success?

Visit our website and take advantage of our complimentary offers for a trial coaching session and a leadership survey.

We’ll help you take your leadership to a higher level; satisfaction guaranteed!

80 Hour Team Savings

Overcoming barriers to performance is how groups become a strong team

Create a strong team; save time!    

Major inhibitors for having a strong team are:

  • Lack of trust
  • Individuals not addressing behavior
  • Delayed decisions
  • Low motivation and morale
  • Delayed project milestones
  • Upset employees and customers

Could your team benefit by saving over 80 man hours, per person, per year?  Want to find out how?

Give me a call or send me an email!

Mike Kublin
888.565.9555 ext 711
[email protected]

ICAS – A Case Study

“. . .ELEVATE . . .! “

This is a unique yet powerful story.  It’s about leadership, teamwork and success. It’s about the past, present and future. It’s about ICAS. Much like other companies that achieved fabulous growth and success and is proud of their accomplishments, ICAS has succeeded in delivering products and services for over 30 years.

This is a tremendous accomplishment and has created great growth for a family owned business that has thrived during difficult and challenging times. It’s about talented and skilled staff being willing to do what it takes to excel, be supportive, and build strong relationships.  This study is about the people that comprise the ICAS family.

How does ICAS adapt and change to an ever increasing competitive market for IT services?

How do they remain leaders in the industry and continue to be first choice by business partners? How does ICAS approach the most challenging times for IT professionals and businesses in the past century? How will they continue to grow and thrive?

The answer is both complex and simple: Elevate!

A new company wide transition and project led by CIO Jim Caridi, focuses on systems, culture and processes required to elevate ICAS beyond their wildest vision. These changes will provide the platform and structure for success. Everything they do will be focused around creating an infrastructure to elevate skills, talents, and abilities in order to deliver top quality services and products to their customers.

Their processes, technology, tools and training will be elevated beyond measure. How they deal with customers, suppliers, and one another will be taken to higher levels. While change is always uncomfortable, the ICAS team will use courage and operate with vision, purpose, desire and a plan to elevate to the next level.

Everything that was done in the past will provide the foundation to make the necessary changes to face the future. It will take leadership, accountability and teamwork to stretch beyond comfort zones, and it will require risk and passion.

They know the adjustment may be uncomfortable, but they plan to make it fun and exciting.  Change and new opportunities promote outstanding growth, quality, and inspiration!

Why elevate? Because they feel they have to. They feel their customers need them to. They feel having a future demands it.  Great teams who make it to the Super Bowl know how to keep coming back.  Building a stronger business team is no different.  Elevate is their answer, and it will be up to each ICAS employee to understand what it means to them individually, and to the team as a whole.

CIO Caridi asked each team member to take the challenge. He wants each individual to think and respond to ‘What does elevate mean to me? What role do I play and how can I  elevate myself and take my career, and the company to a higher level?”

Action and development plans will be created, tracked, and updated over the next days, months and years.  We wish them success as their Journey continues!

Let us know if you have a growth and success story to share.