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2013 in review – I Get By With a Little Post for My Friends
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60...

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Dec 31, 20131 min read
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The Pause That Refreshes
Goldsmith, a preeminent executive coach and thought leader, suggests 20 habits most successful people need to break in order to move to...

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Dec 27, 20132 min read
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Is The Third Time, Really a Charm?
Here’s my current rub. When I give someone a second chance, that’s good. We all need some grace, and we all learn more from our mistakes...

rick13714
Dec 23, 20131 min read
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The E Commerce That Hurts Us All
The EXCUSE Commerce is truly big business. I hear business people all the time blaming someone else for what happens to them. I see...

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Dec 20, 20132 min read
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Profits Thru People – Action Steps – Part II
Customer Retention Customer Retention is all about you. To the customer, the employee is the business. Customers judge you on how you...

rick13714
Nov 15, 20131 min read
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Profits Thru People – Action Steps – Part I
Employee Engagement Gallup’s Survey of the American Workforce highlights the benefits of focusing on employee engagement. Moving...

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Nov 15, 20132 min read
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Turning the Possible into Reality
http://www.guideposts.org/faith/bible-resources/use-your-god-given-power?utm_source=Bible-Alive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2013-10-28_...

rick13714
Oct 29, 20132 min read
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Engagement Tip # 5 – Speak Loudly With Your Ears
When people realize you really are interested in their position, they move you way up their trust ladder. And trust is the basis of all...

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Sep 29, 20131 min read
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Engagement Tip # 4 – You Don’t Need a Title To Be a CEO
The process of growth involves more discouraging moments than triumphs. Engaged employees are given opportunities to grow in their work....

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Sep 4, 20131 min read
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Engagement Tip # 3 – How to solve “their” problem
Women always have it. Men can take it or leave it. Babies are fascinated by it. What is it? The number one leadership tool is the mirror....

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Aug 20, 20131 min read
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Engagement Tip # 2 – Weekly Focus on Employee Strengths
Gallup recommends you consider the following practices that they found among best practice companies: 1) Have employees set weekly...

rick13714
Aug 6, 20131 min read
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Aristotle’s Engagement Tip of the Week
“Where your talents cross the needs of the world therein lays your vocation.” Aristotle “Hire people to do things that are fun for them...

rick13714
Aug 4, 20132 min read
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Greet & Welcome Everyone
Greet & Welcome Everyone.

rick13714
Jul 11, 20131 min read
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Changing a Habit with a Song
Laura suggested I remember the term transition. When reaching a doorway, I should pause, and before I “transition” into the next room,...

rick13714
Jul 6, 20131 min read
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What I Learned Vacationing in National Parks
Driving into Las Vegas to catch our return flight was shock therapy to get my head out of vistas and back toward the “real” world. If...

rick13714
Jul 5, 20133 min read
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The High Cost of “Stuff”
On the recommendation of a client, I spent a week at the Personal Leadership Development Program™ developed by the Leadership Trust® in...

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Apr 28, 20132 min read
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A Conspiracy of Service
That quote jumped into my life today. For the past year I have been praying for a clear vision of what my consulting business should...

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Mar 14, 20132 min read
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Socializing Success
She immediately pointed out all the reasons 2 hours don’t exist for her. All the downsizing to 30 minutes a night didn’t matter. The...

rick13714
Mar 6, 20131 min read
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Face It, Teach It, Improve It
This morning finds me feeling hectic and for good reason. I am facilitating a series of workshops for a client to improve their...

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Feb 6, 20132 min read
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When Do You Hire Your Employees?
#employeeorientation #employeeretention #Onboarding

rick13714
Jan 25, 20131 min read
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