April 29, 2010 Don’t Be A Cardboard Cutout! You know what I mean, right? Those life-sized, full color blowups of real people, mounted to foamboard, cut all the way around, and then propped up so they look like a real person? A few phrases come to mind here… “Light’s on, but no one’s home” “As useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle” or a new favorite “The wheel’s spinning but the hamster’s dead.” Don’t be that guy! Bring your brain, your motivation, your desire to do a good job, to every meeting, conversation, activity you do all day long! Show you are listening, by repeating back, using different…
May 28, 2009 THINGS NOT WORKING OUT AT WORK? THEN WORK OUT! You’re concerned about your job security. Your boss is a stress ball. Your spouse is crabby. Your coworkers are glum and unmotivated. The news in the piece of paper that used to be a full-grown newspaper is all bad. You feel an extreme lack of control. What to do? EXERCISE! May as well work off some of that frustration and stress in a positive and healthy way. But make sure you start out slow if you aren’t much of an exerciser. How about taking Rover out for a nice brisk after dinner walk through the neighborhood? Why not jump on…
