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Category Archives: Attitude
Not Realizing There is a Problem Until the Annual Survey?
If it takes until the annual employee satisfaction survey comes out to realize that you have a problem, “listening” to employee ideas probably won’t help much. Some possibilities here: Your organization doesn’t have enough trust for everyone having a problem … Continue reading
Exclamation points necessary!!
Excitement of business from Yuri Arcurs Website Once upon a time, in what people used to call “grammar school”, the exclamation point was a thing of mystery. It was generally something that seemed to never have a use in writing, … Continue reading
Keep your motivational sayings to yourself and not in my email.
Athlete competition from Crestock Stock Photos I appreciate that you love your job, or that you at least have a daily affirmation that you repeat to tell yourself that you do. Do you know who reads your motivational saying when … Continue reading
Recession lesson
The Welcoming Business Hand from Yuri Arcurs Website If you didn’t realize it already, is there any doubt left that a company does not possess such noble qualities as loyalty, kindness, and honor? A few years ago we were made … Continue reading
Ideation, innovation, and breakthrough, oh my!
Light Bulb from Crestock Images You want us to what? Make time to focus on ideation, innovation, and breakthrough thinking? It all sounds good enough. Surely we would crush our competition if we could just put our collective brains together … Continue reading