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I was thinking yesterday about something to motivate the team at the meeting and went to the Chris Waugh book of articles we have, and …..the quote on the dry-erase board in our meeting this morning is from Chris’s essay on “Turbulence.” It’s a good essay.
—Joy S Wilson
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Don’t Follow the Golden Rule!
Here’s a lesson I learned early on – don’t follow the golden rule! As a young manager, I wanted to reward my employees because they reached a lofty sales goal. -
A Counterintuitive Guide to Improvement
When you think about improvement, do you focus on weaknesses? Here’s a counterintuitive (and much more rewarding) guide to improvement. Ask most people what about their lives they’d like to -
Employers Get What They Deserve
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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
For learning, take a lesson from a baby – get out of your comfort zone. How does a baby learn to walk? She takes baby steps. First, she learns to -
What Good is a Positive Attitude?
What good is a positive attitude? I’m not talking Pollyanna-type-optimism, but a positive leaning. The answer is better performance. As the leader, your attitude is your approach to a situation. -
Opposition is a Great Help
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An Eye-Opening Guide to Listening
Listening with your eyes as well as your ears is so important. Whether you’re the boss or the employee, the parent or the spouse, you’d better be a good listener, -
The Problem with Setting Goals
Traditional wisdom tells us that the key to success is setting specific, measurable, and time sensitive goals. You should know where you’re going and when you’ll get there. But there -
Good Leaders Transcend
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Optimize Your Workforce Talent
People – they are your most expensive and powerful business assets. Optimize your workforce talent and you create skilled leaders, dream teams, and productive and loyal employees. That will launch -
The Secret of Your Perception
Want to know the secret about your perception? I’ll illustrate it with an old joke, which is funny – and it’s true. A tourist pulled over to the side of -
Good leaders are always good learners
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How to Increase Retention
Whether you want to increase retention of your employees or your customers, the secret is the same. – periodic workforce development. Wouldn’t it be nice if you trained your people -
The One Thing to Know About Stress
You learn it in music – that one most important thing to know about stress. If you are playing an instrument or singing, and you want to accent a particular -
It’s not because things are difficult…
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Motivation Made Easy (and Free)
It’s easier to get cooperation from people if you know what motivates them. And – surprise! – it doesn’t cost money.!. Read on for motivation made easy (and free.) Whether -
Business Goals are Moving Targets
Think of your business goals as moving targets. Like shooting ducks at a carnival booth. Be sure you really want them before you get specific goal oriented. Sometimes they don’t -
Open New Doors – Thought for the Day
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Working Together in Harmony
Your people all have different roles and personalities, yet you want them working together harmoniously for optimum performance. Here are a few teamwork skills I learned singing in a quartet. -
Creative Process – The Right Way
When considering the creative process, what is the right way? What is the best approach for a big project? I asked myself this question when I sat my “flying by -
Soar – Thought for the Day
