10 Ways & Reasons to Appreciate

April 24, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quick List, Serious About Service · Comment

The best companions to our Leadership Quote of the Week: Craving to be appreciated…happen to be from the archives.

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Tags: appreciation, morale, performance management, productivity

Quote of the Week: The Craving To Be Appreciated

April 23, 2012 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week, Serious About Service · Comment

In celebration of Administrative Professionals Week(this week) and Day(April 25), our Leadership Quote of the Week is:

Appreciate team members frequently (not just this week) and watch morale and productivity soar.

For tips and ideas for appreciating and celebrating – this week and beyond -

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Next Week: Administrative Professionals Week

April 19, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment

Here are some tips and tools to help you celebrate:

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Tags: appreciation, morale, productivity, recognition

10 Tips for Getting Out of the Mud

April 17, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quick List, Serious About Service · Comment

This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week about eagles and hippos.

Both soaring like an eagle and wallowing in the mud like a hippo can be an enjoyable and productive use of time. But sometimes we want to wallow in the mud when we need to soar like eagles. And then sometimes, wallowing in mud can lead to being stuck in the mud which is bad news for morale and productivity.

When we are unproductively wallowing, how can we get ourselves out of the muck?

Here are 10 Tips for Getting Out of the Mud.

Tags: goals, leadership, morale, performance management, productivity

Quote of the Week: On Eagles & Hippos

April 16, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week, Serious About Service · Comment

Our quotes have been loaded with animals this month. Frogs, snakes, worms. And now eagles and hippos. They speak not a word but say so much. Even more with the help of “interpreters” like Carl Sandburg.

Both soaring and wallowing can be an enjoyable and productive use of time. Read more

Tags: leadership, linkedin, morale, motivational quotes, performance management, productivity

10 Tips for Handling Snakes of Doubt & Worms of Fear

April 10, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quick List · Comment

This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week which tells us that if we can kill the snakes of doubt in our soul and crush worms of fear in our hearts, that mountains will move out of our way. Couldn’t help but provide a big boost to morale and productivity – don’t you think?

The thing is though – how do we go about killing the snake of doubt in our soul and crushing the worms of fear in our hearts?

Here are 10 tips for handling such snakes and worms. Read more

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Quote of the Week: Kill the Snake of Doubt

April 9, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week · Comment

Still sitting there?

Don’t feel bad. Perhaps you just like the scenery. But if you don’t…what’s your answer to #9 in 10 Questions to Help You JUMP or Get Off the Log?

This week’s quote – sent to me by long time Business Class subscriber, Sue Ivy – addresses what to do about two very common answers to question #9 – What is holding you back?

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How to kill the snake of doubt and crush the worms of fear? Read more

Tags: coaching, leadership, linkedin, morale, motivational quotes, performance management

10 Questions To Help You JUMP or Get Off the Log

April 3, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quick List · Comment

While reading the commentary for our Quote of the Week: GET OFF THE LOG, did you find yourself asking yourself what questions to ask yourself to get you off the log? Woo – that was a big question!

Tags: goals, morale, performance management, productivity

Quote of the Week for National Frog Month

April 2, 2012 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week, Serious About Service · Comment

In celebration of National Frog Month in April – and as a nice follow up to National Procrastinators Week – our Leadership Quote of the Week is this favorite and frequently needed reminder.