10 Tips for More Joy of Independence

Independence can come with all sorts of negative consequences. This list is about finding the more joyful side, which includes higher morale, productivity, engagement and overall performance.

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Quote of the Week: Ah-the joy of independence

Whether you celebrate Independence day today or not, I hope you will join us this week as we explore the challenges, resentments and pitfalls of independence. Plus tools that can help leaders, teams and individuals manage the bumps without major consequences so that they are rewarded and reinforced with YES! we did it! confidence building success.

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10 Steps Out of the Mess in the Middle

I hope you aren’t in the middle of a mess. But if you are – these 10 steps will help you get a handle on morale and productivity so that you and your team can push through the middle to the end of the mess.

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Mess in the Middle Week

Only 6 days until June 30 when we will be smack dab in the middle of 2011.

So we’ve declared next week – Mess in the Middle Week.

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10 Ways to Help Jackasses Become Good Carpenters

I see a bunch of jackasses kicking down barns in the business world. Pulling morale, productivity and performance of all around them deeper and deeper into the dump. What about you? Do you have any jackasses on your team?
If you want to protect morale, productivity and performance…you know you must stop them, right?

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Quote of the Week: Jackasses & Carpenters

They seem to be every where. People who want to complain, blame, criticize, make fun, rip apart and tear down people, policies, departments, organizations, corporations…and whatever else comes their way. Living like this sends the morale, productivity and performance of these people and those around them deeper and deeper into the dump.

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