Sun.Feb 09, 2014

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To Connect, Communicate Meaningful Core Values

Michael Lee Stallard

'#19 Reflect Upon, Write Out and Communicate Your Core Values – Take time alone to reflect on the values you believe in and want to live out in your life. For inspiration, read Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz’s excellent book Pour Your Heart Into It and read the Montpelier Command Philosophy in Fired Up or Burned Out. Write out your core values in a manner that is similar to the Montpelier Command Philosophy, i.e name the value, explain what it means and why you believe it’s important.

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The Business Value Of Joy (And Just Getting Things Done)

Terry Starbucker

'On the latest More Human Podcast, my guest is Richard Sheridan , CEO and “Chief Storyteller” of Menlo Innovations, a software company in Ann Arbor, MI, and the author of a great book called “ Joy Inc – How we Built a Workplace People Love “ It’s a book about what Richard has created at Menlo, a company focused on the “business value of joy”, and called “ one of the most unique and effective workplace cultures anywhere ”.

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Are You Looking to Join a New Team?

Kevin Eikenberry

'The team at The Kevin Eikenberry Group is growing – and to find the right people to add to our Remarkable Team, I thought you, our Customers, readers, and family would be the best place to start! We have three positions we are looking to add to the team. could it be […].

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Making a Resolution that Matters

Marshall Goldsmith

'To make resolutions that matter, don’t look forward. Look back. by Marshall Goldsmith. It is February – half of all New Year’s resolutions have already been broken. It is probably a good time to revisit your goals and think about what you really want to change. Take a deep breath. Take a deeper breath. I want you to imagine that you’re 95 years old – and on your death bed.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Black Like Me – A Book To Revisit if You Want to Understand the Meaning of “Nobodiness”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'• The only way I could see to bridge the gap between us was to become a Negro. John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me • “…when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of “nobodiness”–then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.” Martin Luther King, Jr., The Letter from Birmingham Jail ——————– In […].

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Are You Wasting Your Life?

Building Personal Strength

'The other day I was thinking about a well-known poet I once knew, who said to me right out of the blue, "I have wasted my life." I suppose it''s the job of poets to be in touch with the truth of things; but I was younger then, and I didn''t appreciate what he was talking about. Also, I once had a mentor who made my life more interesting. A very wealthy man, he was also very gracious; but he thought his money could buy anything.

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