Posted in Character, Work, tagged Being more efficient, books, Change, College, excuse making, excuses, Learning, life, making changes, personal, Personal Stories, productivity, quotes, stories, thoughts, Work on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the holiday break between semesters of college, I found a job loading 50-pound bags of synthetic fertilizer into train cars. That first day was tough. I stood at the end of a conveyor belt, picked up every other bag and stacked it in the boxcar. Lee, my co-worker—a man probably in his fifties—stood opposite [...]
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Posted in Management, Work, tagged Celebrate, employee relations, learning to walk, life, Management, mascot, nonprofit, Organization, Public, recognition, success, tips, Trinity Services, Work on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just the other day, one of our office support staff announced with delight that her daughter had begun to walk. We all smiled, most of us remembering our own children’s first steps. I recall how I would cheer my sons’ early wobbling efforts that usually ended in a fall. We took pictures, phoned grandparents with [...]
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Posted in Leadership, Management, Work, tagged achieving goals, Efficiency, health, hiring, immune system, Leadership, Management, negativity, preventing disease, prevention, relationships, social capital, team, Team building, teamwork, Work, workplace, workplace morale on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our body’s immune system is a remarkably effective mechanism for maintaining health. It identifies and removes harmful organisms tirelessly, reducing or eliminating our chances of becoming ill. Of course, we all know that it is better to stay well than to recover from a disease because the healing process costs a great deal more than [...]
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Posted in Character, Daily Life, Work, tagged Daily Life, Ellen Langer, inspiration, life, listening, mistakes, premature cognitive commitment, proverbs, psychology, quotes, relationships, sayings, school, stories, Work on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My high school classmates and I filed into the U.S. History class. The teacher called us to order and began handing out an exam. It was test day. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said emphatically, “read the entire set of exam questions before answering them.”
Like any good student, I began reading each question thoroughly and answering [...]
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