3 Ways to Show Appreciation at Work

3 Ways to Show Appreciation at Work

Janet is grateful for the fine Board presentation her direct report, Joe, created. She hasn’t shared that with Joe yet, but plans to when his review comes up next month. Joe feels great that he was given this stretch assignment by Janet. While he believes it was...
You’ll never be done

You’ll never be done

I just read a short article about the importance of taking time at the end of the day to contemplate, pray or otherwise spiritually focus. The piece inferred that you do this when you have everything done – your work completed, emails sent, Facebook and...
The best gift for your people

The best gift for your people

It’s not a plant, gift basket or commemorative plaque. The best gift you can give your employees this year is to help them make progress in their work. You might have thought that the key to motivating people is a heartfelt and specific “thank you.”...
Three questions for helpful feedback

Three questions for helpful feedback

It can be daunting, intimidating and downright scary to ask people to give you feedback on your performance. You know you need it, but it seems both time-consuming and full of potential emotional land mines. After all, there are going to be things that are difficult...