10 Morale & Productivity Tools for St Patrick’s Day

Here are 10 quotes and articles to help you and your team celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  Each has the potential to prompt a bit of learning and a bit of laughter.  Great for morale, productivity and overall performance.

Add fun treats like shamrock cookies, green beer and lime sherbert floats if desired.

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Quote of the Week for St. Patricks Day

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, our Leadership Quote of the Week is:

Share this week’s quote at  your staff meeting this week.

Shamrock cookies would be nice too.  Or green beer.  Or lime sherbert floats.

With or without the refreshments, remember what people say Read more

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Quote of the Week: On Procrastination

In celebration of National Procrastinators Week,  our Leadership Quote of the Week is:

it's the job that's never started that takes the longest to finish

Now – how shall we celebrate National Procrastinators Week?

Shall we celebrate by procrastinating every minute of every day all week long?

Or use it as a morale and productivity boosting kick in the pants Read more

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March-Only Ways to Boost Morale & Productivity

On this calendar are a few reminders plus several opportunities to reduce stress and boost morale, engagement, productivity and performance.

But I must point out that while fun and games can boost all of the above, it can be just like a sugar high, ready for a crash.

The foundation of good morale and productivity is Read more

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Happy No Brainer Day

“No brainer” means no thought, no analysis is needed.

So No Brainer Day (February 27) is devoted to simple stuff. Easy things that require no thought.

Perhaps you have a long list of things you’ve been needing to do. What about Read more

Happy Polar Bear Day

February 27, 2012 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

February 27 is International Polar Bear Day.

Here’s an idea for a meeting agenda item – or an entire meeting.

A nice way to boost the morale and productivity of your team – and of polar bears everywhere. Read more

February-Only Opportunities to Boost Morale, Productivity, Performance

February 20, 2012 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

Additional links added each week.

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Happy Hoodie-Hoo-Day

February 20, 2012 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set your clock for noon today.

and then….HOODIE-HOO!!!

What? Read more here.

 

Quote of the Week for Presidents Day

For the first week of  American Heart Month, our featured quote was: Energy flows where attention goes“.  

And in week #2, we were reminded by Anne Frank that we didn’t need to “wait a single moment before starting to improve the world“.

So here we are at the start of week #3….on Presidents Day, the day on which we celebrate the birthday of America’s first President, George Washington .  He was also a farmer and a patriot.  An idea man.  A creator.  A man who did much to improve the world.  And a man who left behind many wise words, such as these.

Experience teaches us  that it is much easier  to prevent an enemy  from posting themselves  than it is to dislodge them  after they have got possession

As leaders of businesses and organizations, who are our “enemies”? Read more

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Happy Do a Grouch a Favor Day

February 16, 2012 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager · Comment 

This is one of my favorite celebrations.

I’ve always wondered why the creators chose February 16 as the date to celebrate.  Is it because more people are grouchy two days after Valentine’s Day?  From too much candy?  Or because they got no candy?  Or because he gave her flowers and gave them to another woman too, like in the movie Valentines Day?

Whatever the reason for date selection, the short list of possible reasons from above serves as an important reminder that when someone acts grouchy toward you or me, it’s probably not about you or me. Read more

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