A Note from Deborah Chambers Chima
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As the workplace continues to shift and contract, future success will be based on leaders demonstrating their ability to collaborate and build effective relationships. So, in the spirit of collaboration, we boldly request you share our information with as many people as possible as you seek to operate in a mindset of “abundance”.
Recently I achieved my coaching certification as a master practitioner of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming – the science of how your thoughts affect your behaviors). During my training I learned that it is possible to train your mind to “think and act within a state of abundance.”
Career success can be attained despite any obstacles you may encounter. When you practice the key leadership principle of “thinking in abundance”, you begin to recognize that there is more than enough opportunity for everyone who chooses, to create the level of career or business success they desire. Yes, even in today’s challenging times, you can achieve whatever you focus your mind on accomplishing. Therefore, you no longer have to fear or be concerned with what someone else has that you may not have. Thinking from a “mindset of abundance” opens up opportunities to collaborate and freely share information.
When times are tough and challenging, it can be real tempting to fall into the trap of “negativity”, “isolation” and “hoarding information”. You can easily convince yourself that it is you against the world as you try not to become expendable in this current lean business model of cost cutting.
As an executive coach, I help leaders understand the significance of being a resource to others as a framework to achieve the future success you desire. You need others just as much as they need you. No one can stand alone and expect to succeed as the pace of meeting work expectations continues to accelerate.
Over the years as I have navigated climbing the ladder of success as a corporate leader and now as a business owner, I have discovered one guiding principle that stands the test of time:
Your skills will make room for you when you are willing to work with others and openly share your knowledge.
It is only when you share information will people truly understand the value you bring. Today’s workplace dynamics demand that everyone work in alignment and become more accountable in order to achieve the continued success of the organization. Your awareness of the direction and challenges within your environment is the first step in creating the necessary organizational alignment for success.
As you improve your awareness, I encourage you to identify the key relationships you will seek to co-partner with in the new world of work that is being created.
If you are struggling with determining your continued path to career success in this environment of constant change, contact me to discuss strategies you can implement to unleash your potential as a problem solver of today’s business challenges.
~Deborah Chambers Chima, CEO, Chambers Consulting Group, Ltd.
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