Archive for the ‘culture’ Category

“The Invisible Balance Sheet” as a Business Strategy

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Any wise, experienced business leader worth their salt will tell you that people cooperate best when executing policies and procedures devised with their own collaboration. If this is true, why do so few companies include this as part of their business structure?

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Corporate Culture for Fun and Profit is Key to Employee Retention

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

How do you move your company from financial survival to profitable sustainability?

It’s about leading and managing a healthy corporate culture, which includes keeping employees engaged, valued and appreciated. Once you’ve identified your company’s values, vision, strategy and mission, you can begin to identify what kind of culture you have now and if/how you want to change. (more…)

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Waiting for Superman Oct. 1

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Waiting for Superman about the broken American educational system is out today.

If you go to see the movie, keep the following in mind:

  • Is this going on in North American businesses?
  • What is the cost to business of this broken system?
  • If you made it through the system what are your emotional, intellectual and spiritual wounds?

Food for thought.

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Waiting for Superman On A Monday

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

is a new movie directed by Davis Guggenheim about the broken school system in America.

It was featured on Oprah with guest appearance by Bill Gates, John Legend and Mark Zackerberg founder of Facebook  Mark Zuckerberg who donated $100 million.

It confronts the systems and the people in it — the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.

When you watch it also think about how the dysfunctions apply to organizations.

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Manager Warning #2.3

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

The more you give in to

unreasonable demands

of your employer,

your employees,

your customers,

your suppliers.

The more unreasonable will be their demands going forward.

This principle applies to all relationships.

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From Dr. Jim Sellner, PhD., DipC. – The guy who works with you — one conversation at a  time — to create workplaces where people love to do their best and customers love to do business with you.


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Skimpy Bikinis & The Power of Context

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Its summer.

I am a heterosex.ual guy who is 67 years old — to set my context.

I walk along the beach. It is hot and sultry.

A thought occurs to me. (more…)

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Apple iPhone4 Death Grip Fuss

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Talk about a wonderful marketing event.

There has been more written about this Apple iPhone4 Death Grip than the latest unemployment stats.

So here’s the deal. (more…)

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$4.50 will get me a latte at Starbucks.

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

External Validation Is Dangerous . . .

to your healthy, joyful sense of Self. (more…)

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Frenetic. Underchallenged. Worn-out?

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Any of these sound like you?

Frenetic

  • Hyper Involvement in work.
  • Super ambitious need for achievements.
  • Inability/unwillingness to acknowledge “failures.”
  • Neglecting personal values.
  • Chronic anxiety and irritability. (more…)
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American Idol: And The Winners Are…

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Two years in a row now, the American viewers of American Idol have picked the
second best entertainer as their American Idol. Now, we must remember that the difference
between the winner and loser in a total of 40 some million votes is about 2% at most.

Why is this? (more…)

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