Theme for the Week: Knocking on Doors

We got a double dose of fun yesterday celebrating Halloween and Knock Knock Joke Day. Lots of knocking and lots of treats.
It’s a bit (or a lot) trickier when we go knocking for a sale or a loan or a donation or a job. That’s our focus for the week.

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Today is National Checklist Day

Some people view checklists as confining. Those who swear by them, find them freeing. If used well – they allow us to save time, get 2 goal, boost morale and productivity. What about you? Do you have any checklists?

Do you use any checklists?

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10 Bite-Size Business Bits 4 Halloween

This Quick List* is provided in celebration of Halloween Week, a great excuse to eat candy and wear scary costumes. A great opportunity to learn, inspire, boost morale and productivity and grow your team. IF … you are brave enough to do it.

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Cranky Co-Workers Day is Oct 27

Got cranky co-workers? Perhaps they are in costume a bit early? We suggest a crank session. It will be good for the cranky co-workers’ morale and productivity – and for all who work around them.

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Saturday is Make a Difference Day

Saturday is Make a Difference Day. What can you do to make a difference? Many of us say to ourselves and/or, ” What difference can I make? I’m just little ol’ me.”

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10 Spirit of the Squirrel Nuggets

This Quick List* is provided in celebration of Squirrel Awareness Week (and month). What any one of us can observe about squirrels is woven together with much additional wisdom and described as the “Spirit of the Squirrel” in Gung Ho, a book written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. It’s a story about a business that’s about to close. After applying the Spirit of the Squirrel (plus some other things), instead of closing, the business makes record profits and productivity.

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