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Do You Go to the GO TO Place Every Day?
It’s a question and an opportunity rolled into one for most of us. In working with some clients, I have noted that their industry sectors...
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Apr 10, 20152 min read
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The Many Hats of the CEO
Everyone, everyone can be a CEO everyday. We can all choose to be the Chief Encouragement Officer of our organization, family, or circle....
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Feb 24, 20151 min read
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Engagement Tip of the Week – Insist or Persist?
Would you rather be known as persistent or insistent? Why not both? Here’s one way to be both and have both terms be viewed as a...
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Feb 5, 20151 min read
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The No Loss Gain
The second thought was more important. I maintained and increased my positive outlook on life, remained mentally and physically ahead of...
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Jan 6, 20151 min read
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Getting Something From Nothing!
Our minds were wonderfully designed to allow us to stay alive and progress at the same time. Our limbic brain contains our subconscious...
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Dec 31, 20142 min read
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Mirror Images
So, in the spirit of sharing here are my 15 best quotes to attach to your mirror. If you have some better ones please share them as I...
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Dec 10, 20141 min read
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Servant Leadership Tip #1 – The Discipline to Follow
Paul Miller, a UNC quarterback and business man once described discipline as “remembering what you want.” That fits with my view that...
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Jul 20, 20141 min read
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Engagement Tip # 10 – Real Men Write It Down
Gallup’s survey question #11 states, “Within the last six months, someone at work has talked to me about my progress.” At first glance...
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May 19, 20142 min read
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Employee Engagement Tip #9 – Inside the Circles of Change
What I found inside the circles were two words, listening and encouragement. Senior management must listen to build trust and buy in. The...
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Apr 28, 20141 min read
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Employee Engagement Tip #7 – The Sad Truth about Valentine’s Day
Of our 200 million workers, 75 million are estimated to be supervisors. Since only 30% of workers love their job, most of the supervisors...
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Feb 13, 20142 min read
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Employee Productivity Tip # 3 – Breakfast of Champions
Times have changed. Breakfast is rarely a family event and eating something to settle the caffeine beverage is more the norm. We seem to...
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Jan 28, 20142 min read
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Productivity Tip # 2 – Practice Affirmative Action Everyday
1) Affirmations – A vision needs to be spoken into existence every day. One way to give life to your vision is to write it down...
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Jan 21, 20141 min read
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Employee Engagement Tip # 6 – When to Answer a Question with a Question?
Employee engagement is raised whenever you encourage employee development and/or when you let people know their opinion matters. A great...
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Jan 10, 20142 min read
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Tackling the Dreaded “I’ll Get to It When I Have Time” Project
After staring at open files next to a full filing cabinet for months, I finally screwed up my resolve to tackle this messy monster. In...
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Jan 6, 20142 min read
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My Worst Blog of the Year
Sometimes the most important thing is to get started. Happy Prosperous New Year! Next challenge please.
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Jan 1, 20141 min read
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Is The Third Time, Really a Charm?
Here’s my current rub. When I give someone a second chance, that’s good. We all need some grace, and we all learn more from our mistakes...
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Dec 23, 20131 min read
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Turning the Possible into Reality
http://www.guideposts.org/faith/bible-resources/use-your-god-given-power?utm_source=Bible-Alive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2013-10-28_...
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Oct 29, 20132 min read
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Engagement Tip # 4 – You Don’t Need a Title To Be a CEO
The process of growth involves more discouraging moments than triumphs. Engaged employees are given opportunities to grow in their work....
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Sep 4, 20131 min read
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Aristotle’s Engagement Tip of the Week
“Where your talents cross the needs of the world therein lays your vocation.” Aristotle “Hire people to do things that are fun for them...
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Aug 4, 20132 min read
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The Power of Three
Buckminster Fuller emphasized in his lectures on the geodesic dome that the most powerful structure in the universe was the triangle....
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Jul 14, 20132 min read
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