A Toast to the New Year
Note: Sue Ivy sent a version of this toast as her quote of the day for January 1. See her work at Enchanted Forrest Kaleidoscope gifts, apparel, stationary, posters and…
Read moreTop 10 Articles in 2010
It’s been a great year. New format and expanded content has been well-received. # of visitors and # of visits have tripled. Same with # of page views.
Thank you for reading, sharing and suggesting. I hope you will do more of the same in 2011. Helping to make this an expansive resource site for leaders who want to take charge, make things happen and inspire others to do the same.
Here are the articles that got the most traffic in 2o10.
Read moreTop 10 Celebrations in 2010
Silly celebrations can make things fun. Lighten the load. Break the tension. They can even boost sales, morale and productivity.
But it’s important to remember that the foundation of good morale and productivity is to hire the right people, give them clear roles, responsibilities, goals and expectations. And give them good training and coaching which direction, feedback, recognition and support from a trusted manager or coach.
Here are 10 from 2010 that got the most traffic. We plan to suggest a few each month in 2011, so please keep coming back. And feel free to send us your suggestions.
Read moreTop 10 Quotes in 2010
Top 10 quotes from our Quote of the Week series…posted each Monday at 8:08 am.
Read moreQuote of the Week: Sprinkles Everywhere
Working, shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, partying…it’s enough to make you sick. And tired and stressed and maybe even a bit Scrooge-like. Have you ever gotten that way?
Read more10 things to capture before year end
Ever feel like you deal with the same mistakes and problems over and over again? Ever feel like you wrestle with the same decisions over and over again? Maybe even bounce back and forth between the same solutions which curiously seem to fail over and over? Such a WASTE of time. It’s enough to drive morale and productivity into the dirt, people out the door and the bottom line into the red zone. Much of this could be avoided with mindful preservation of institutional memory
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