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Employee’s Are Not Happy at Work
August 20th, 2010
I was watching the national news the other night, and they had the story about the Jet Blue flight attendant who slid down the emergency slide, beer in hand, after yelling at his passengers. His reason for doing so was that he was fed up with his job. At the
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Shock and Awe in the Workplace
August 17th, 2010
I want to tell you a little story about shock and awe in the workplace. Technically, the term comes from the military doctrine of using overwhelming power to dominate the enemy, but sometimes in life those who shock are not the ones who awe.
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Who Needs This?
August 12th, 2010
Since few of us have experienced it, working for a company that has a positive culture is foreign to us. We assume that working for a company where the culture is negative and restrictive is the norm, not the exception. It’s not until we break those shackles either by changing the company culture we reside in, or by leaving it altogether, that we realize how working in a negative culture affects every aspect of our lives.
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CEOs Must Replace Negative Pre-Programmed Messages
July 31st, 2010
Our brain is an amazing organ. It remembers stuff from a long time ago. I can still quote the 1970′s McDonald’s commercial tune about Big Macs. “Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun!” Such useless knowledge like this is stuck inside my
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Road Science Paves the Way with a “Jerk-Free” Workplace
July 21st, 2010
One of our clients, Road Science, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for being a company that promotes a jerk-free and bully-free workplace. Road Science is leading the way in the American workplace by having such policies in place. By promoting a positive work environment for its employee’s,
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Counter-Intuitive Thinking and Living
July 15th, 2010
Counter-intuitive thinking and living. That is how great leaders must approach the world of work to build truly great companies with positive company cultures. A leader must sometimes work against the grain of prevalent culture to build a long-standing, profitable enterprise that benefits everyone; employees, leaders, shareholders and the community.
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Making Employees Number One
June 23rd, 2010
Are you pro-employee or pro-company? This is a ridiculous question, isn’t it? The question assumes that if you are pro-employee you are anti-company, or if you are pro-company you are anti-employee. This is not the world we should be living and working in, however, I have met people with this
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My Passion for Great Workplaces Comes from Hellish Boss Experience
June 14th, 2010
People have often commented about my passion for creating a great workplace. Why am I so passionate about creating a positive work environment for employees? Where does this motivation come from? Many times the energy to change things comes from an extremely negative, hellish, boss experience. The greatest successes come
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The World of Work is Radically Changing
June 10th, 2010
Have you noticed the environment is a big deal these days? I’m talking about the work environment. The world of work is radically changing right here and right now, and company leaders who refuse to change will be left behind and will no longer be competitive in today’s global economy.
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Great Company Cultures Don’t Just Happen
June 9th, 2010
A positive, winning company culture serves as a strategic business advantage. As a business owner and entrepreneur, I try to gravitate towards organizations who treat their people well because great customer service is an extension of treating employees respectfully. In other words, happy employees equal happy customers. Creating a positive,
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