Boost Morale & Productivity in December
Note from Jan: The foundation of good morale and productivity is hiring the right people, give them clear roles, responsibilities, expectations and goals. And give them training and coaching which includes feedback, direction, support and recognition from a trusted manager or coach.
If these aren’t in place, this article is NOT for you. Instead, use some of the other resources on this site and in our Holiday Halls, to help you get your roles and goals clear and get everyone headed in the right direction.
If you do have all of those things in place, and want some non-holiday oriented ways to put this quote to work, you will find them here. Read more
10 Different Marketing Ideas for December
December comes fully loaded with holiday oriented marketing ideas for your business. For tips on managing The Holidays, we hope you will take a stroll through Holiday Halls.
Here on this page, we wanted to present ideas and excuses for stirring up fun and hopefully sales…..ideas not directly associated with the holidays. Something unique to set you apart from the crowd. Here they are…10 quick and easy ways to stir up some sales. A potential side benefit is a boost to morale and productivity. All good for bottom line performance. Read more
10 ways to be a better manager this month
So maybe it’s not the best year ever…
but you want to make the most of what you have, right?
Which means protecting whatever revenue and earnings you have; doing your best to push through as many end-of-year deals as possible;
laying groundwork for next year; and if you still have a team, taking extra good care of them (and yourself) during December.
These things won’t happen if you let December craziness take charge. You must do so instead. Read more
Quote of the Week: Using our blessings
Hope you had a safe, fun and meaningful Thanksgiving.
So many blessings. Now let’s use them. All of them. For great morale and productivity.
For ideas , visit our Holiday Halls.
10 reasons to say thanks
In this Quick List* are 10 reasons to say thanks. And it’s over in Holiday Halls.
Choose one or more to share at the start or close of a meeting. Even better, get more value, including a boost to morale and productivity by using in conjunction with this Meeting Idea for Thanksgiving.
Here’s the link to 10 reasons to say thanks.
Other Thanksgiving themed resources for managers.
*Note: 10 by 10 on Tuesday (also know as a Quick List) is a weekly feature is for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs. Here you will find 10 tips or questions or steps or ways to Get 2 Goal or Be a Better Manager, etc). And it will be posted by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays. Here’s our collection of Quick Lists to date
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Getting through hell
Things are not getting better for lots and lots of businesses.
While many have been able to heed the wise words from Winston Churchill that we shared last November…
some may not be able to take the heat much longer.
For the ones that can last until things get better…things may very well get worse. Read more
Quote of the Week: On silent gratitude
For these week’s quote, visit our Holiday Halls
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Theme for the Week: Thanksgiving
Our leadership tools for the week will be posted in the Holiday Halls of Business Class.
There you will find a many bite size bits for business including these that are Just for Thanksgiving week – Included are:
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- bite size bits to include in meetings
- ideas for putting adrenalin to work during the holidays
- awareness raising stories on how easy it is to gobble up morale, productivity and customer loyalty
Put these tools to work.* Your team will LOVE you for it! You’ll love yourself for it too.
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News Release: Drop Off Points for Blankets
News Release: 8 More Drop Off Locations for Blanket Orange County
Chapel Hill, NC (11-19-10) — Six businesses and organizations have offered support for Blanket Orange County by serving as drop off locations. There are now 12 in all: 1 in Carrboro, 1 in Hillsborough and 10 in Chapel Hill.
New and gently used blankets can be dropped off between now and December 3 at:
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Welcome State Fans
We were so impressed with the show of class at Notre Dame in 2006, that we wanted to spread the word. We also wanted to make it easy for businesses to implement and so we created a few game day tools for businesses. One of them – ready-to-go welcome signs.
On Saturday, November 20, Carolina plays the Wolfpack from NC State.
Would you like to join us by posting welcome signs in the door, windows and/or counter tops?
Here is one of the signs we’ve created: Read more
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