Reminder: Monday is Chocolate Cupcake Day

Don’t miss this chance for chocolate! Bring in a tray and people might even forget it’s Monday!

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October 15 is National Grouch Day

If the teddy bears didn’t get the grouch out of everyone, have a grouch session as an agenda item for your staff meeting.

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Brainteaser #50

Use a brainteaser to start, revive or end a meeting. It’s a great way to shift the brain, spark new energy, maybe even cause a giggle or a smile. All of which can help you boost morale and productivity.

Here is one in celebration of National Boss’ Day (coming up on Friday).

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10 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.

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Kudos 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.**

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Kudos 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.

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