National Wear Brown Shoes Day

Wear Brown Shoes to help you get closer to end of year goals.

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Happy Holidays

We’ll be in down in the Holiday Halls for most of December…coaching our clients (and each other) so that we make the most of December…enjoying  the holidays, yet being productive,…

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Boost Morale & Productivity in December

Here are some non-holiday oriented ways to boost morale and productivity in December. 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 …

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10 ways to be a better manager this month

Don’t let December craziness take charge. Take charge yourself. Not in a Scrooge kind of way. But in a better manager kind of way.
The kind of manager that cares about morale AND productivity. The kind that knows how to take charge in effective ways….making things happen…and inspiring others to do the same. Inspiration that lasts long past December.

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10 reasons to say thanks

In this Quick List* are 10 quotes – some serious, some funny, some cynical is over in Holiday Halls.

Choose one or more to share at the start or close of a meeting. Even better, get more value, including a boost to morale and productivity by using in conjunction with this Meeting Idea for Thanksgiving.

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Getting through hell

Things are not getting better for lots and lots of businesses. While many have been able to heed the wise words from Winston Churchill that we shared last November: “If you are going through hell…keep going”, some may not be able to take the heat much longer. For the ones that can last until things get better…things may very well get worse.

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