Reminder: It’s Bike to Work Week

Ride Your Bike to Work Week (this week) and Ride Your Bike to Work Day (Friday) is a good way to nudge more in that direction.

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Happy Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Enjoy chocolate chip cookies AND a boost to morale and productivity.

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Time to Dance Like a Chicken

You may feel like a fool. Your teammates may roll their eyes. But they will laugh too. And that will lighten the load, break the tension and maybe even bring people closer together. Not just today – but down the road as they think about or talk about the day that they pushed to goal and boss did the chicken dance in front of everyone!

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Congressman David Price on Lessons from Mom

During a Business Class interview with United States Congressman David Price, I asked, “What lessons did you learn from your mother that have s contributed to success in your business or career?”

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Molly Broad on Lessons from Mom

As part of our Lessons from Mom series, I’d like to share an excerpt from a Business Class interview with Molly Broad, who served as President of the University of North Carolina from 1997-2006. She was the first woman to hold that position and is the first woman to hold her current position as President of the American Council on Education . During the interview, I asked, “What lessons did you learn from your mother that have helped you in your business or career?”

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Great American Grump Out

We hope you will read this. Getting rid of the grumpiness would help morale and productivity a lot. Maybe even help us get more engaged in our work. Maybe even keep a bunch of us from quitting once there are more jobs available.

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