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Thank the Boss

Monday, October 31st, 2011

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Thank God it’s Monday!® There’s nothing like appreciation. Hearing a few words of appreciation for a job well done can turn a bad day around on a dime. Fill your workplace with a culture of appreciation and watch productivity and engagement soar.

We often express appreciation to those who work for us or with us, but there’s one direction the compliments rarely flow: uphill, to the boss. And the further up the hill you go, the less likely an executive is to hear the kind of praise that sustains us all.

So when your manager or even the CEO does something really well, take a minute to let him or her know that you noticed, and it’s appreciated. It’ll mean all the more because it is so rare.

Have a great Monday!

Roxanne

Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday!® How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday!® e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.

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The Magic 3

Monday, September 12th, 2011

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Thank God it’s Monday!™ What separates successful teams from the mediocre? From their book The Orange Revolution, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton conducted a 350,000 person study that revealed the answers.

Reason #1: The drive to be great. Successful companies consistently commit to top performance.

Reason #2: Honesty. Poor teams lack honesty. Open debate and comfort are necessary for maximum success.

Reason #3: Lack of Selfishness. Company success is a product of collective productivity. Companies thrive when each individual cares about every other individual’s success.

So where does your organization fall? Are you acting as a successful organization, or are you slipping through the cracks into these poor habits that pull you back from what’s possible for you. Drive, honesty, and lack of selfishness make the difference.

Have a great Monday!

Roxanne

Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.

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Embrace Change

Monday, July 11th, 2011

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Thank God it’s Monday!™ Change is rapid. Change is accelerating exponentially. In fact, it is not too outrageous to assume that today’s jobs will not even exist 10 years from now… and you can’t do a darn thing about it.

No person is guaranteed a job, but you can guarantee your employability. The military strategist Sun Tsu said, “In times of peace, prepare for war, and in times of war, prepare for peace.” You may not love the change. You may not have had anything to do with the change, but at the end of the day, it is your job to make the transition to change, and make you a better you.

Have a great Monday!

Roxanne

Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.

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The End of Adult Day Care

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Human beings come equipped with massive contradictions and imperfections. Our emotions battle with our intellect. Our community spirit wrestles with our selfishness. We think thoughts both lofty and low and emit smells both lovely and, uh… not.
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We Have to Stop Meeting Like This

Monday, April 4th, 2011

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Thank God it’s Monday!™ We’ve all been there: the meeting that takes an hour to accomplish five minutes of work. Learn to effectively manage your meetings to avoid this. How do you do that?

Start by creating an actionable agenda, with a preset time allocated for each topic. Everything on that agenda must be actionable toward a completion. Instead of saying, “discuss hiring a marketing coordinator,” you could say, “define the marketing coordinator’s role, and define the plan to recruit.”

Then, delegate the task of the timekeeper to a meeting attendee who will work to keep everyone on track and keep everyone to the agenda.

You are here to solve problems and move on to great opportunities. To do that, you must create effectiveness with your time.

Have a great Monday!

Roxanne

Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.

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7 Potholes that Can Run Your Change Initiative Off the Road

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Massive, meaningful culture change IS possible in the business world. Not only is it possible—it happens all the time.
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Take the “Micro” Out of Micromanagement

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Nobody likes to be micromanaged. There’s nothing worse than feeling the hot breath of your nervous boss on your neck when you’re trying to get your work done.
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Kill the REAL Cancer of the Workplace: Put Workplace Dysfunction on Chemo

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

When you think of a dysfunctional organization, you might picture a lot of screaming and yelling. That’s not pleasant to be around—but it’s also not the most destructive thing a workplace can endure. Real dysfunction has very little that has to do with raised voices.
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What did YOU do on “Thank God it’s Monday” Day?

Friday, January 14th, 2011

What did you do last Monday—the very first Monday of 2011? If you were like a gazillion other people around the world, you headed back to work with bloodshot eyes, six extra pounds under the belt, and pure eggnog in your veins.
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All In: Build a Shared Vision that Motivates and Inspires

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

So you’ve recognized the symptoms of a dysfunctional workplace—dishonesty, lip service, defensiveness, deflecting blame, conflict avoidance, gossip—and diagnosed the disease. You’ve confronted the problem head-on. Good work.

Now it’s time for the cure.
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