Productive Leaders
Happy Thanksgiving We know that being grateful and practicing gratitude helps us lead happier and healthier lives. Being grateful at work manifests in greater workplace satisfaction and less stress, even during times of high stress. This is my 5-Minute...
Sending You My Gratitude with Gifts to You and Your Favorite Charity This Holiday Season The holidays are a time for gratitude and we want to say thank you and give you gifts! I am extremely grateful for you, reading this right now. So here are some...
How to Lead Gratitude at Work - The Happy Thanksgiving edition What can leaders do, especially heading into the holiday season, to help our teams support each other, work cooperatively together, and practice gratitude? 1. Create incentives for people to help...
What can we do to help our clients and ourselves during December? Can we enjoy the holidays and prepare for the New Year at the same time? Yes. Here are a few suggestions: 12 Months to plan. Get your calendars, both paper, electronic, and white board for 2014 ready to go.
I’ve never seen any PR on this, so I have to mention it. It is Tuesday at 1:30 PM at the USO at the Denver airport, and the volunteers are happy. Why? Pizza. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are Papa John’s pizza days. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, Papa John’s delivers dozens of…
If you are in business, you have reason to be thankful. Yes, there are uncertainties regarding taxes, regulations and healthcare (small business top three concerns), but you are still in business and hopefully, you have products and services that are relevant in today’s market. Ideally, you are also profitable.
I initiated a recent conversation with a young person, let’s call it training, when he left his car at the gas pump while he went inside not to pay for gas, but to just pick up some Twinkies, beef jerky and beer. My helpful observation prompted him to defend his rudeness with…
Some people handle stress better than others. Some brag about their stress levels as a badge of honor. We’ve all seen or heard that person who constantly complains about being “stressed.” They are vocal about feeling overwhelmed and may even use it as an excuse.
People return to restaurants, grocery stores, gyms and even churches because that establishment fills a particular need for their patrons, who enjoy a variety of choices. Valentine’s Day reminds us to reaffirm not only our level of commitment to that special…