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Beginnings …for a New Year

by Website Manager | Dec 31, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

“Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.” -Carl Bard “We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” -Hillary Depiano “Always bear in mind that your own...

Be Prepared To Be Disappointed …or make disappointment your strength!

by Website Manager | Dec 29, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

You can look at this as a positive or a negative statement, your choice. If you are prepared for disappointment, you have a chance of turning that disappointment into a positive. Most people think of disappointment as a negative and turn disappointment into a...

Taming Company Bureaucracy

by Website Manager | Dec 23, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

The danger inherent within a bureaucratic culture is that failure is not identified and risk is not rewarded. When accountability is neither identified by management nor embraced by the employee, and the fear of failure overpowers the reward for success, then the...

Accuracy is Everything You Must Sweat the Small Stuff

by Website Manager | Dec 16, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

If you don’t care about the tiny details, you’ll produce bad work because good work is the culmination of hundreds of tiny details. The world’s most successful people all sweat the small stuff. While the competitors think consistency or big wins are the path to the...

My Measuring Stick Measure workplace strength for you and your company

by Website Manager | Dec 9, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

Do I know what is expected of me at work? Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work correctly? At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day? In the last 7-10 days, have I received recognition or praise for good work? Does my...

The Life Cycle of Greed and Fear

by Website Manager | Dec 2, 2023 | Thoughts & Musings

First you assume good news is permanent. Then you become oblivious to bad news. Then you ignore bad news. Then you deny bad news. Then you panic at bad news. Then you accept bad news. Then you assume bad news is permanent. Then you become oblivious to good news. Then...

Beginnings …for a New Year

Be Prepared To Be Disappointed …or make disappointment your strength!

Taming Company Bureaucracy

Accuracy is Everything You Must Sweat the Small Stuff

My Measuring Stick Measure workplace strength for you and your company

The Life Cycle of Greed and Fear

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