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Management Principle: Behavior

By Hugh Massie ⋅ January 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Defining the culture is easy–what’s most difficult is to convert cultural beliefs into actual, congruent behaviors.

Top 10 Clues that Employees are Disengaging

By Beth Miller - Executive Velocity ⋅ January 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

From 2008 to 2010, employee engagement dropped to 56%. This was the largest rate of decline in 15 years, according to Aon Consulting. How can you measure employee engagement within your organization?

Management Principle: Human Incentive Systems

By Dean Harbry - Internal Innovations ⋅ January 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The difference between a good company and a great one is its people–providing the right human incentive systems is what ultimately creates a great company.

Management Principle: Harmony

By Dean Harbry - Internal Innovations ⋅ November 22, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The cost of a well-functioning team is high. It requires transparency, a commitment to other’s success, and the kind of vulnerability that leads to risk-taking, which, for sure, ensures mistakes will be made.

Management Principle: Engage

By Dean Harbry - Internal Innovations ⋅ November 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Learning how to engage others properly is a professional management skill. The ones who do it well have sound judgment, pure motives, and a good understanding of human behavior.

Quick Tips to Create an Engaged Workforce

By Beth Miller - Executive Velocity ⋅ November 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Finding that key talent is just the beginning; retaining them is the hard part.

The Risk-Taking Optimist

By Hugh Massie ⋅ September 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Naturally daring and courageous people will be “Risk Taking Optimists” who are prepared to take opportunities but may take unnecessary risks at times.

74 Seconds

By Peggy Mengel ⋅ August 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Doesn’t seem like much time, does it? What can you do in 74 seconds and how could that amount of time be meaningful in your life?

A Process for Building Your Quality Life

By Hugh Massie ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Currently, there is an increasing trend toward people searching to find greater meaning in their lives. Gradually, more and more people are having the courage to do it and not just talk about it. But it can be difficult to understand the steps that need to be taken to find more meaning without a plan, and understanding where you are ‘now’ and what needs to be done to reach your quality life goals.

Will We Live to 150 Years Old?

By Hugh Massie ⋅ August 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sonia Arrison tells us that living longer lifespans will affect all aspects of society. In her book, 100+ , Arrison acknowledges that doubling one’s lifespan and working years may sound overwhelming, however economists at the University of Chicago have demonstrated that longer lives mean greater wealth.

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