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Assessment for Team Effectiveness

Posted by admin in BLOG on 09 28th, 2009 | 4 Comments

Assessments are a fabulous way to find out exactly what is working right and what your opportunities for growth are. So, how do you know if you have a team that is effective? Here are 10 Team Effectiveness Questions to help you assess where your team is currently: 1. Does your team have a shared sense...

How to Be Happy

Posted by admin in BLOG on 09 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments

How to Be Happy from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit So happiness – isn’t that the thing that all of us strive to find and keep? Nobody is happy all of the time, but some people are definitely more fulfilled than others. Studies on what makes people happy reveal that...

New Resource for Couples in Biz Together!

Posted by admin in BLOG on 09 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Are you in business with your life partner, or do you know someone who is? Many couples these days are launching businesses together with the dream of building a sustainable, profitable, and highly enjoyable lifestyle that integrates the best of their personal life with their work life. It takes leadership,...

The Power of Teamwork

Posted by admin in BLOG on 09 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

“Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.” –Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Two little articles in recent news sources caught my eye. The first...

Christy’s Top 6 List of Energy and Time Management Reads

Posted by admin in BLOG on 08 24th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Everyone needs a good energy inoculation now and again — especially in these challenging economic times. I find that I having that extra boost of inspiration and support in a good book really helps keep me grounded to my purpose, vision and goals. So, here is a “starter” list of...

Energy Tip #4: Create a system for managing your email and the pesky tasks that go with it!

Posted by admin in BLOG on 08 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments

Energy Tip #4: Create a system for managing your email and the pesky tasks that go with it! Do you ever feel like email is taking over your life? Do you get overwhelmed on Mondays just thinking about all the emails that will be in your in-box for you to plow through? Email and the tasks that usually...

Energy Management Strategy 3#: Take a break!

Posted by admin in BLOG on 08 13th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Strategy #3: Take a break! Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in the ground-breaking book, The Power of Full Engagement introduce the idea of the “corporate athlete.” Based on years of research on both successful athletes and corporate leaders, the authors found that these two groups share similar strategies...

Cultivate your “energy sources” and eliminate your “energy drains”

Posted by admin in BLOG on 08 11th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Strategy #2: Cultivate your “energy sources” and eliminate your “energy drains.” What is it about your work and life that really excites, inspires and energizes you? And what are those things you procrastinate about, and keep copying over onto your next to-do list only to write them again...

Make planning and goal-setting a top priority!

Posted by admin in BLOG on 08 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Here is the first in a series of success strategies to help you source more energy in your life so that you are in control of your time, and not a slave to it. Energy and Time Management Success Strategy #1: Make planning and goal-setting a top priority! What we think about, we bring about. What...

Productivity in a Climate of Fear

Posted by admin in BLOG on 07 15th, 2009 | No Comments

“[Fear] is the primary thing we need less of. Fear is like the ‘gunk’ or rust that clogs our minds and bodies, the perfect and beautiful engines we were born with. In our current world of more-faster-better, it can be difficult to see and feel the pervasive influences of fear. Transforming...

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