Posts Tagged ‘Managing Employees’

TGIM e-Zine: June 1, 2009

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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Transform your team from “snooze-button hitters” to “rock-star performers” and create a buzz-worthy environment your clients will love.

Issue 28 Topics Include: READ NOW

  • Taking the “Micro” out of Micromanagement
  • Three Steps to Cure Micromanagement
  • Thank God It’s Monday! is a New York Times Bestseller!

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TGIM e-Zine: May 25, 2009

Monday, May 25th, 2009

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Issue 27 Topics Include: READ NOW

  • Détente in the Workplace
  • Three Tips for Reducing Tension with a Workplace Nemesis
  • Thank God It’s Monday! hit Amazon #1 Bestseller and #3 on The Wall Street Journal Bestseller’s List!

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TGIM e-Zine: May 18, 2009

Monday, May 18th, 2009

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Issue 26 Topics Include: READ NOW

  • Tales of the Clueless-Dealing with Distractions in the Workplace
  • Tips for Dealing with Distracting Behaviors
  • Thank God It’s Monday! is a #13 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover Bestseller List and #1 on the Amazon Business Bestseller List!

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The Ten Commandments of Workplace Motivation

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Unmotivated employees have rightly been called “the black holes of the business universe.”  Fortunately, motivation is not something a person is born with or without.  Applying these Ten Commandments can go a long way to helping existing employees find their motivation. (more…)

Asking the Unreasonable—and Leaving “Good Enough” Behind

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Most of us live “reasonable” lives, looking at what we CAN do and using that as a guide to what we WILL do. Shoot for mediocrity and you’re guaranteed a bull’s-eye, every time.  But a life worth living is about setting unreasonable goals, doing unreasonable things to make them happen, making unreasonable requests of people every day to stretch them to their undiscovered greatness.

Hey wait a minute, you say.  Times are tough.  The economy’s in the tank.  Everyone is running for cover.  My 401(k) is in flames!  I can’t even count on that pension!

Whoa there.  Deep breath, partner.

If mediocrity is a shallow moat in good times, it’s even less protection when times are tough.  Aiming low and being “reasonable” doesn’t bring out the best of who you are. If you want to enliven your teammates, your kids, your friends, here’s a surefire way to do it:  Make unreasonable requests of them.  (more…)