Career Zingers #25: Stop Clinging

April 23, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Bounce free of career static

Too much static in your career? Hanging on to outdated perceptions of work, career, and yourself? When drying your clothes, I sometimes put a sheet of Bounce in the dryer to stop the static so my clothes don’t cling.

Here are 3 invitations to make your career cling free:

(1) as things tumble and change bounce with the change as opposed to being stuck.

(2) notice if the stories you tell yourself help you move forward or create static and regretful thinking as you desperately cling to the past.

(3) just as you need to keep doing laundry, you also need to keep working on your career – avoid mindlessly performing the tasks of your job without having the larger picture of who you are in mind.

Career Zingers #22: “I want that you must be happy.”

April 16, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

How are you contributing to other people’s happiness?

Monika Hilm, the regional director of Vienna House, and I were walking through Istanbul to see some of the popular tourist spots. We were at the bottom of the Galata Tower and wanted to make our way up to Taksim Square. It was a bit confusing as there was a sign pointing one way but my memory led me to believe it was in the opposite direction. As we were standing there frozen in our directional dilemma, an elderly gentleman approached asking if we wanted to buy a selfie stick. “No thank you,” I said.

Galata Tower Creative Commons, https///www.flickr.com/photos/diegoalbero/20294997025/

He then asked, “do you need some help?” I told him about our lack of direction and he gave us detailed and correct directions to Taksim Square. I felt grateful and voiced much thanks but he replied, “no need to thank me, I want that you must be happy.” Immediately upon hearing those words both Monika and I were moved. Moved to where we wanted to go but even more moved that he genuinely cared so much for our happiness.

I believe we can all learn about putting other people’s happiness first from the selfie-stick salesman. This week, focus on putting others happiness first without expecting a thank you. Be willing to say – or at least think to yourself – as you help others, “I want that you must be happy!”

Career Zingers #19: Know Your Audience

April 12, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Who is your audience?

Carlos Santana Concert in Winnipeg (David Zinger, 2018)

I recently attended a Carlos Santana concert in Winnipeg. I enjoyed the show but there would have been no show without the audience. You also would not have a career without others. You required parents to be brought into being and so many relationships will provide threads as you weave your career tapestry. Don’t think solo in career, think about your impact on others, their impact on you, and the contributions you make to others from co-workers and customers to family and friends. Turn the lights on in your career and see “your audience.” Ask yourself: how well am I performing in my work to enrich, enliven, educate, enthuse, and entertain my audience?

Career Zingers #13: I can fly

January 29, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Preparing for Flight

I was sitting at the gym and she came up to me, looked me in the eye and declared, “I can fly – you know.” Then she took off with two quick steps then leaped into the air for a flight of about 100 milliseconds and an elevation of 3 inches, landing, taking two more steps and taking flight again. The belief and the action of this enthusiastic two-year old girl was inspiring. In your career, when did you stop believing you could fly and when did you stop trying?

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly.” ― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

David Zinger is a 63 year old career, work, and engagement educator and coach who has never stopped flying.

Learn About the 21 Transitions to the New Employee Engagement (Webinar – January 10th)

January 5, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

21 Transitions to the New Employee Engagement

January 10, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EST)

Employee engagement has been around for approximately 28 years. It has implied a robust set of promises for results, performance, productivity, wellbeing, safety, and a host of other important outcomes for organizations and individuals. Yet employee engagement, as it is practiced now, has often failed to deliver on its promises. This virtual video chat event will examine the 21 transitions to help you move from the old employee engagement to the New Employee Engagement. The transition framework requires that we attend to what must end before we launch on new beginnings in the journey of engagement. There is no way to engagement, to engage is the way — so engage along with me, the best is yet to be.

The Live Video Chat Event is ideal for launching your employee engagement approach or to refresh, rejuvenate, and re-invent an approach that has gone stale, flat, or failed to deliver on its promise.

To register, click on the AchievEE logo or right here.