How to Work Like a CatWalking with Confidence Through a

Dog-Eat-Dog World

Based on the book by Karen Wormald

Presented by: Donna Webb, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeDavid Jenkins, Georgia Southwestern State University

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 8:00am-9:00am

Session: T1.07

How many of you are stressed?

What are some ways that you relieve stress at work?

Corporate America has trained you to work like a dog…

• Be on call 24/7• Don’t tug at your leash• Drool with excitement

over boring, tedious work

• Whenever you get kicked in the teeth, go back for more

• Never lose your pathetic need to please

Have you ever been tempted to…• Bury the latest pointless project…• Shred a scatterbrained co-worker…• Sink your claws into a manager who treads on your tail…

You need someCATitude!

STOP working like a dog

and work like a CAT!

In most jobs, you’re expected to work like a dog-show boundless enthusiasm for any dull and pointless task you’re assigned; act thrilled with any meager reward that’s tossed your way; play nice with other dogs; and never question the leader of the pack. For your own sanity, you need to wise up and end this ridiculous canine charade. Cats have it all figured out. They live by their own rules. They refuse to be ignored. They’re self-assured and serene. Break free of the leash and leap up the workplace ladder.

• Independent• Self-assured• Serene• Land on their feet• 9 lives• Hunters• Risk takers• Refuse to be herded• Imaginative

Characteristics of Cats

It’s a myth that curiosity killed the cat – boredom does and fortunately, cats rarely get bored!

Leap to the top while everyone else looks for the ladder

Don’t let everyone rub your fur the wrong way and be prepared for copycats

When everyone else in a panic, rely on your unflappable feline

composure

Never take your eyes off the GOAL

Always trust your own whiskers

Hairballs are not meant to be kept inside

Don’t confuse your tail with your mouth and Catfights are best watched from the sidelines

Show respect for the operator of the can opener

When dining with colleagues, don’t be the most finicky one at the table

If someone brings a tree into the office during the holidays, refrain

from climbing it

Walk softly and carry a big rodent

Be in the right place at the right time and take time to stop and smell the catnip. The time you spend on personal grooming in never wasted.

You may look like a pussycat but you’re a lion inside

Summary

C – have CATitude

A – be Agile

T – always take Time for yourself

Questions?

Thank You!

Donna Webbdwebb@abac.edu

David Jenkinsdavid.jenkins@gsw.edu

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