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….it was the worst of times.  As I write this, the election is about to take place.  According to the polls, it’s very close.  So regardless of the outcome, a lot of us are going to be unhappy.  It’s been a tough year for many, marked more by stress and worry than peace and joy. […]

If you read these articles, you are one of my favorite people and I owe you a nice gift.  This year I will give you time:      1. Say no.  Say yes to fun, to learning, to joy, to anything that makes your life better.  Say no to everything else.  Definitely say no to guilt.  […]

It happens to the best of us.  We find ourselves completely undone by someone else’s behavior.  It could be anything from someone cutting you off in traffic to your spouse cheating on you.  Mild to severe, other people’s actions can turn our world upside down. I recently let myself get all caught up in someone […]

     I recently attended the Society for Human Resources’ national convention.  While I was there, I reviewed a study by a company called Achievers.  It was designed to see if CEOs and HR professionals really knew what employees were thinking about three key factors in employee retention: feedback, recognition, and managerial communication.  The results […]

Almost everything we do requires communication with someone else – employees, co-workers, customers, loved ones.  When we send our message out, we are convinced it is clear and that we are obviously right.  Ha, I say! I think in general we are pretty lousy communicators, and here are the top mistakes we make:  1. We […]