I was listening to a podcast and the speaker was sharing ways to show appreciation to your team. Most of the ideas were spot on, but I was concerned about one of them. This business owner greets his employee’s birthdays with a “Happy Birthday” email. Nice idea, right? Well, he went on to share how […]
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[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Still in the mode of celebrating ten years, here are five more lesson I’ve learned since being in business for ten years. (For the other five, click here.) Your mission may change, but your character shouldn’t. I went from focusing on church office personnel to a more general audience, and back to “overwhelmed
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Sometimes it’s like working with Eeyore. You are trying your best to be friendly to that introverted coworker..to include him or her in teambuilding activities, to invite him to lunch, or to consider her opinion on projects. But no matter what you try, they seem to prefer working alone, and can come across as moody. Why bother? Before
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I am delighted to welcome you to my brand new website/blog, a centralized place to share and discuss topics related to helping other people excel. I’m here to refresh busy people like you with hope and laughter while helping you integrate biblically based values and practical skills into an excellent personal and professional life. At
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When is the last time you received a sincere thank-you note (electronic or written)? I’m not talking about the quick “thank you” many of us add to the bottom of our emails, or the one sentence text (meaningful though it might have been.) I’m talking about a warm, inspiring note that caused you to pause
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[slideshare id=”33763587″]A contact of mine shared: “I read the blog of a professional which has great content but often contains errors. An editor would make his blog one of the best in my industry.” Are you that busy professional whose presentation online has a few “scratches and dents” since you are pressed for time? Do you
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Thanks to Vertex 42 for the calendar image. They have several images and templates for 2016 here. Click on the image to enlarge. The turn of a year is a refreshing time to evaluate and polish areas of our lives that may need some changes. As many of you may recall, 2015 was the year of
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Dear readers, I’ve been publishing a blog post per week for over two years, and have written or co-written at least one book a year since 2012. May I make a confession? I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. And tired. The good news is, business and opportunity has been growing. I feel certain in this
Many years ago, while in a management role, I was involved in navigating a difficult situation that came up between two employees. Large chunks of time were taken up in meetings with the employees and upper management. Many hours of productivity were lost because of this issue that was almost overwhelming at the time.
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“I’m so busy.” “I’m overwhelmed.” “There’s too much to do.” Do you ever say that? Feel that? I do. But sometimes, we’re our own worst enemy. We can be the blame for our own overwhelm. Here are a few ways we sabotage ourselves, which fall into four categories of stress and opportunity, a line of
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