Quote of the Week: Spirit of the Squirrel
We talk a lot here about performance management and corporate culture. Last week, we suggested popping popcorn, bringing in cupcakes and celebrating National Kick Butt Day – all in the name of boosting morale and productivity. But you also know the warning we give. That it’s not just about the popcorn and cupcakes.
Read moreTheme for Week: Squirrel Awareness
Hmm….can squirrels help us become better leaders?
Read moreMovie of the Week: Starring The Boss
Columbus Day plus Boss Day yields Discover a Different Boss Week. Have you discovered anything different? About yourself or any other bosses around you? Our movie this week features an inspirational boss. One who leads with passion. One who connects with those he leads. The Boss. You know who I’m talking about, right?
Read more10 inspirational boss stories
This Quick List* is provided as a tool for Discovering a Different Boss, our theme for the week which links celebrations for Columbus Day and Boss Day.
And as usual, the desired end result is to provide tools to help leaders take charge in more effective ways, make things happen and inspire others to do the same. So I guess that means that every week, we are looking for ways to be a different (and better) boss. For ways to inspire. For ways to make a difference.
Here are 10 stories about inspirational bosses.
Read moreKudos to Dad & his supervisor
On the fourth day, after all the crews had set out for their duties, Dad went to his supervisor and said something along the lines of, “If you are going to do that every day, you don’t need me. So I’m leaving,” and headed for the door.**
Read moreKudos to Chancellor Carlyle Sitterson
A great story for National Boss Day Week …. about former UNC Chancellor Carlyle Sitterson. It was a tumultuous time – Kennedy assassinations, desegregation, Vietnam, Kent State. She described the Carolina campus with tents and bonfires from South Building to Wilson library.
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