Top 10 Articles in 2010

December 31, 2010 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

It’s been a great year.     New format and expanded content has been well-received.  # of visitors and # of visits have tripled.  Same with # of page views.

Thank you for reading, sharing and suggesting.  I hope you will do more of the same in 2011.  Helping to make this an expansive resource site for leaders who want to take charge, make things happen and inspire others to do the same.

Here are the articles that got the most traffic in 2o10.  Read more

Top 10 Celebrations in 2010

December 29, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Silly celebrations can make things fun.  Lighten the load.  Break the tension.  They can even boost sales, morale and productivity.

But  it’s important to remember that the foundation of good morale and productivity is to hire the right people, give them clear roles, responsibilities, goals and expectations.  And give them good training and coaching which direction, feedback, recognition and support from a trusted manager or coach.

Here are 10 from 2010 that got the most traffic. Read more

Top 10 Quotes in 2010

December 28, 2010 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week · Comment 

In 2010, we started our Quote of the Week series…posted each Monday morning at 8:08 am.

Below, you will find links to the favorites…those that got the most traffic in 2010. Read more

Quote of the Week: Hopes & lessons

December 27, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

John Wayne

So do the people on your team. 

Here’s a helpful exercise: 10 things to capture before year end.

Sure to help boost morale & productivity.

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Leadership Quote of the Week

December 23, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager · Comment 

Quote of the Week – delivered to your email box each Monday in 2011. A bite sized bit to boost morale, productivity and performance.

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Quote of the Week: Sprinkles Everywhere

December 20, 2010 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Working, shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, partying…it’s enough to make you sick.
And tired and stressed and maybe even a bit Scrooge-like.
Have you ever gotten that way? Read more

Today-Only Way to Finish Strong in 2010

December 15, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

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Here’s a great way to push through holiday distraction and finish strong in 2010. Read more

Happy Cat Herder’s Day

December 15, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Today is National Cat Herder’s Day.  Best we can tell, it was invented by a couple in California who wanted to honor people whose lives can be compared to the task of herding cats.     That applies to most every leader’s life, doesn’t it?   Watch this for fun.  Share it with your management team.

Celebrate the feel good “feline” and forward this post to all who herd cats.

And if you’d like help herding with cats, contact our chief coach, Jan Bolick who is a pro at helping leaders take charge so that they make things happen and inspire others to do the same – sort of like herding cats.   Get info here.

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10 things to capture before year end

December 14, 2010 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Ever feel like you deal with the same mistakes and problems over and over again?  Ever feel like you wrestle with the same decisions over and over again?  Maybe even bounce back and forth between the same solutions which curiously seem to fail over and over?   Such a WASTE of time.

It’s enough to drive morale and productivity into the dirt, people out the door and the bottom line into the red zone.

Much of this could be avoided with mindful preservation of institutional memory. Read more

Quote of the Week: for creating vision

December 13, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week · Comment 

This is a great quote for anywho who is working on their plan for 2011.

For those who aren’t working on their plan for 2011 this week, it’s still a great quote.

Who cares about creating vision?

May be the single most important contributor to morale and productivity.

See also:  10 Reasons to say thanks.

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