Subject: Tips for Improved End-of-Year Success
Volume 9, Issue 11 July 15, 2010First of all, a special thanks to several readers for their contributions to Business Class.
Listed in order of post date:
- For Those Who Love Carolina Blue, written by Art Chansky, Associate General Manager of Tar Heel Sports Properties and author of Light Blue Reign.
- The Value of Being Bored, based on a story shared by Kristin Tucker, from The Trunk Club.
- Movie of the Week: Fear of Success & Fear of Failure features C.J. Ortiz from Metal Motivators.
- Quote of the Week: Time for a New Start? as well as the quote featured below, shared by Mark Young, owner of Baby Boomer Talk Online.
- Simple Question. New Ending, based on a story shared by Terry Hamlet, President of S.H. Basnight & Sons .
I hope you’ll read and enjoy these posts and join me in thanking Art, Kristin, C.J., Mark and Terry for sharing these resources with us.
Second… 
wouldn’t it be great if we knew for sure that a left hand turn would take us right to Success?
Even if there were detours, distractions, flat tires and break downs – at least we would have some reassurance that we were headed in the right direction.
But the road to success is not so easy. I love the way it’s described in this quote sent by Mark Young, owner of Baby Boomer Talk Online:
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, you will make it to a place called Success. from an anonymous Baby Boomer
Anyone who can muster up and maintain the determination, perseverance and faith needed to keep moving through all the curves, loops, lights, flats and bumps deserves to be proud.
But here’s a word of caution. Sometimes we keep going without a defined destination. So even if there were a sign telling us to take a left, we wouldn’t know to take it.
So – please. If it matters where you end up and when, pull over. Confirm your destination and desired arrival time. Determine the best route. Review it with your travel companions. Check the tires, the fluids and the dashboard indicators. Eat good energy food. Do some stretches and jumping jacks. Then head out. Leading your re-focused, re-energized team to that “place called Success”.
We offer lots of free resources to help you and your team re- clarify, re-focus and re-commit to goals. A few are listed below. They are designed to help you achieve better balance, control and confidence so that you can provide better leadership and get better bottom line results.
If you need help with implementation or don’t have time to do it yourself, let me know. I’d love to hear about your goals and discuss ways we can help you and your team achieve them.
Sincerely,
Jan Bolick Coach, Author, Speaker Business Class Inc Morale, Productivity & Bottom Line Building Resources for Managers www.businessclassinc.com
P.S. Are you a manager wishing for more balance and control so that you can lead high performing teams with confidence? We may be a good match for each other. Call soon to take advantage of an opening we have coming up next month. Read more here.
Theme for Week of June 21: Success & Failure
Anchored by our Quote of the Week from Robert Schuller’s book,
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do.
Followed by:
- 10 Reasons Not to Fear Failure.
- Brainteaser #34: On Success & Failure.
- a very unique Movie of the Week: On Fear of Failure and Fear of Success
- plus more
Theme for Week of June 28: Mess in the Middle
Inspired by the midway point of the calendar year and
a quote I heard long ago about the mess in the middle.
Additional resources include:
- 10 Important Things To Do Mid-Year
- 10 Fun Team Activities
- Brainteaser of the Week #35
- plus other resources that help with messes, literally and figuratively speaking
Theme for Week of July 5: New starts. New endings.
If we keep doing what we’re doing and getting the results we’re getting,
are we going to end up where we want to end up for the year?
We can’t start over but we can make a new start and get a new ending.
We start with the Quote of the Week: Time for a New Start?
And continue with:
- 10 Lists Leading to New Endings
- Brainteaser of the Week #36
- Movie of the Week: The Replacements
- plus the article, Simple Question. New Ending
Theme for Week of July 12: New Eyes for Discovery
Sometimes we search high and low wishing for a new path that will bring us to a better ending. When often, the best discovery can be made right where we are. With ”new eyes”.
Our Quote of the Week is followed by:
- 10 Ways to See thru “New Eyes”
- 10 Questions for Finding “New Eyes”
- Brainteaser of the Week
- plus our Movie of the Week: Dead Poets Society – coming Friday
All helpful resources for managers who care enough about morale, productivity and results
to take on the challenge of discovering AND seeing through “new eyes”.
Preview of Theme for Week of July 19:
Which dog is winning?
Here’s the schedule (all EST):
- Quote of the Week – posted on Monday at 8:08 am
- Quick List: 10 by 10 on Tuesday
- Brainteaser of the Week – posted on Wednesday at 8:08 am
- Movie of the Week – posted on Friday
July is National Ice Cream Month
Get morale, productivity, revenue and customer loyalty building celebration tips here.
August is Mistake Management Month
We’re looking for stories about great mistakes and recoveries.
Most of us are still
Managing Tough Times
And we are still collecting stories about managers who are doing a stellar job of this.
Jan Bolick has thirty-two years of sales, management and coaching experience. During this time, she has helped managers in a wide range of industries work through a wide range of issues. However, her specialty is working with women in management to have greater balance and control so that they are more confident leading high performing teams. More details here.
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