Reminder: It’s Bike to Work Week

May 17, 2011 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal, Good & Green · Comment 

Great way to get

leaner

meaner

keener

& greener.

And to boost productivity, morale and overall performance. Read more

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Hybrid Vehicles Only

October 7, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Good & Green, Serious About Service · Comment 

Parking for Hybrid Vehicles Only

 Loved seeing  “preferred” parking for hybrids.

There were four green signs, reserving four spaces

outside the new Aloft Hotel in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Non-hybrid vehicles are directed to a parking deck.

Nice perk for those who are driving green.

 

  photo by: Stephanie Knutson
 student at UNC Chapel Hill
 

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FIRE! Do you have a plan?

October 3, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Good & Green · Comment 

Fire Safety Month

Do you have a plan?

Fire Prevention Week is October 3-9.

The entire month of October is Fire Safety Month.

When is the last time your team had a discussion about fire prevention?

When is the last time you had the fire marshal come to inspect your office?

When is the last time you had a fire drill?

 

Helpful Resources:

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Remember Earth Hour is Tonight!

March 27, 2010 · Filed Under Good & Green · Comment 

Be sure to go dark to go forward!

 

Announcement: Go dark to go forward

March 25, 2010 · Filed Under Good & Green · 1 Comment 

As part of our mission to boost morale and productivity,  we declared this  week:   Move Forward Week.   See related materials below.   

Lots of people have joined in.   

Even  the US Census folks.   And the Earth Hour folks. They want  to move forward too.

Show your support for climate change by turning off your lights  on Saturday, March 27  from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m local time.

Go to the Earth Hour site to get more information, sign up, plan an event, etc.

Meanwhile – just in case you are suffering from the 7 day gap between our posted Movie of the Week, here’s a bonus!  It’s from the Earth Hour Read more

Save Money By Going Green – from ABC News

February 6, 2010 · Filed Under Good & Green · Comment 

No matter how green we already are, most of us could be even greener.

Watch this from ABC News!

We’re certified!

Are you?

Get details here for the Green Plus Diagnostic Tool

 

Don’t You Love It?

blue heartIn this rough, tough, seemingly heartless, bottom-line oriented world of strategizing for survival through takeovers, layoffs and budget cuts, don’t you love it when people do business with heart?

They seem to love their work. They get the job done. They really care. They make you feel good. They warm your heart doing business with heart.

Below are a few classic stories about doing business with heart.  I share them with 3 hopes.

Hope #1  is  that you will read and share them with co-workers, family members and friends.

Hope #2 is thayou will share some stories of your own - and encourage others to do the same.

By the way – if you hold a regular meetings of any kind - sharing heart stories can be a great addition to your agenda.  It sets a positive mood for the meeting and beyond.  Get details for Ready-2-Go Meeting segment. 

Hope #3  is that  you will join me in thanking people around you who do business with heart.  You can do this verbally or with a handwritten note or with one of our Heart Cards

Spreading the word and spreading appreciation for doing business with heart is so very important now more than ever.  Because the more people do business with heart….the more people will do business with heart.     And as more people do business with heart…even more people will do business with heart.

Warming hearts everywhere by doing business with heart.

Okay – it’s story time. Here are a few classic examples of people doing business with heart.  Read more

Announcement: Haitian Relief Day – January 27

January 26, 2010 · Filed Under Good & Green · Comment 

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, Chapel Hill Magazine, 1360 WCHL and The Siena Hotel are urging local businesses and residents to participate in “Chapel Hill’s Haitian Relief Day” by donating a percentage of their sales on Wednesday, January 27 to the cause.   In addition, some businesses are choosing to simply make a donation and also encouraging their employees to donate.  All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Orange County Chapter 

Participating businesses are invited to come together at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at The Siena Hotel to hear the results of our efforts and watch Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt present combined donations to American Red Cross Orange County Chapter Director Beth Deacon.

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES (As of Jan. 25): Read more

Ideas to Make Your Holiday Greener

December 6, 2009 · Filed Under Good & Green · Comment 

Here’s a great article by Stephanie Lancaster at Fabricwrap:

Ideas to Make Your Holiday Greener

“Zero Waste” Goal at McDonalds

November 1, 2009 · Filed Under Good & Green · 1 Comment 

Just returned from London where I saw this snippet in The London Evening Standard:

“McDonalds has set up a “zero waste” programme at 25 London restaurants so no rubbish is sent to landfill sites.  The fast food giant says any waste that cannot be recycles is taken to an incinerator that converts it into electricity.  The chain hopes to roll out the scheme to all its 160 London restaurants. ”

Impressive.

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