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Congratulations to the USA Women’s Soccer team on its first World Cup championship in over 15 years. There are many superstars on the roster including, as it turns out, their coach Jill Ellis, who has been credited with cultivating a winning atmosphere throughout the team. One of the ways she…
Googled anything lately? You may have noticed that the world’s leading internet-related services company has changed their logo — a modification that has symbolic significance. How so? When the company first started, people reached them from a single destination — a desktop PC. Now, visitors interact with the web across…
It’s your birthday, and you’ve just received the mandatory office birthday card. Everyone in your team (or whoever was around on that day) has signed it. Some have tried to be inventive with their good wishes; “remember last year on your birthday when we… !”, others have written the obligatory…
With Halloween just around the corner it’s time to take stock in what’s really scary. Ghosts and goblins? Not so much. Actively disengaged employees on the other hand? Yikes! When we talk about employee engagement, we usually focus on the positive side of the scenario: increased productivity, reduced attrition and…
How often have you approached someone and adjusted your language depending upon your perception of his or her hierarchical position in a store, restaurant or an organization? Did the conversation give you the result you expected or wanted? We do this often, sometimes without even realizing the changes we’ve made…
Sometimes it’s tough for employees to stay focused on work when summer finally arrives. After months of cold temps, it’s natural for people to shift their focus from working indoors to enjoying outdoor activities. You might even notice a reduction in productivity or maybe employees start leaving earlier to get…
I was summoned to jury duty the other day. Or should I say I was called to sit in a room for 8 hours waiting to be called. No cases came up and we were eventually dismissed. It got me wondering though, what would happen if you put your recognition…
Now that the holiday gift giving frenzy is over, only one tradition remains… the returns! Go to any mall and you will see long lines of people looking to exchange the gifts they got for the stuff that they really wanted. What does the holiday returns process teach us about…
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a decade since the first iPhone was sold. Steve Jobs said it would make history and boy was he right! The iPhone set the stage for a revolution. It propelled the advancement into what was about to become a more mobile and…
Is your company reevaluating or restructuring its go-to-market strategy? Is it changing the way sales people approach customers and position solutions? As technology progresses and market forces shift, most companies are modifying their sales methods so they can more effectively address changing consumer tastes and evolving needs. If that sounds…
