10 Famous Fools

These business people struck out. Some of them before they even got started. Can you imagine how discouraged they felt? Or even foolish?
But they kept swinging. And eventually “hit it out of the park”.

And then who do you think felt foolish? Ah yes – the joke was on the naysayers.

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10 Business Failures

These ten business people struck out – several times. But they kept swinging. And you could say that they “hit it out of the park”.

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Stefany Picquet Does Business with Heart at Starbucks

I didn’t get to pick up The Daily Tar Heel(UNC’s campus newspaper) this morning and so thank goodness for Twitter. Because otherwise I might have missed reading about Stefany Picquet, otherwise known as “The Rock” at Starbucks. She totally embodies the spirit that we refer to hear at Business Class as “doing business with heart”.

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Spur-of-the-Moment Nonsense

It just hit me that everything on the list of ways to put nonsense to work is a bunch. BUT – it’s important to note the importance of unplanned nonsense.

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A Memorable April Fools

One year, I sent a memo to the staff saying I was resigning from the team. I thought surely they would realize it was a joke. But…they fell for it. And then…they got me back.

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10 Wise Ways to Put Nonsense to Work

If you’ve had the pedal to the medal, pushing hard to make sales quotas, budget projections and production schedules, it may be time for a morale and productivity boosting dose of nonsense.

And besides, April is Stress Management Month. And doesn’t nonsense lead to laughter? And isn’t laughter like a mini-vacation?

So – here are 10 ways to put nonsense to work at work.

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