October 15 is National Boss Day
If you have a boss, what can you thank him or her for on National Boss Day?
You could buy a fancy card or gift. But really – a note of thanks would be more valuable to most. You could start by simply thanking him or her for the job and the pay check. Even better if you
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.
Read moreQuote of the Week: Discover a Different Boss
Happy Columbus Day. This is a good week to explore….looking to discover: something good about your boss. Just in time to write a nice note to her for Boss Day(on Friday); a different perspective that would help you be a better boss; helping you take charge in more effective ways, make things happen and inspire others to do the same; new courage needed to push off from shore.
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