Posts by Maureen

There is a lot of talk about managing and leading, which is why Dr. Glasser coined the term Lead Manager. A lead- manager is someone who understands the importance of relationships in working with people. A lead manager knows that it is just as important to meet our basic needs in the workplace as it is in our home and day to day life.   What happens a lot of the time is that we take a person who is great at their job and place them in a management position.  Do a certain task in our job is way…

      I was sitting her pondering the Holiday Season and how everything seems up in the air as far as being able to make any definite plans.  But what has changed really? This is our third Christmas Season during the Pandemic. One would think that we would be getting used to this  but not so! To me it demonstrates just how hard it is to make a change. We have been told that this may be our new normal. Well, this is not fun at all. When we look at our Basic Needs of Survival, Love and Belonging,…

  I just read a meme about taking care of yourself and setting boundaries. This is something I learned a long time ago that is a necessary part of my life and yours too! After all, if we do not take care of us, we will not be able to help anyone else.   I also read another article about a mom and wife who took on everyone’s problems and issues. Then one day she realized that the only person she can control is herself. No matter how much she helped her family members they were always coming back with…

  Summer has been exciting for me so far. Even though we have been having lots of rain I am still enjoying my summer. Do you remember back at the first of the year that I said my word for the year is “renewal”?When I picked that word, I was thinking about getting healthier and having more energy after my hip surgery last winter. I have done that, but the best news is that my passion for Dr. Glasser’s ideas have grown even bigger. Why is that you say?Because I know that what he taught me and so many others…