This article by Bradley Ann Morgan was published in the Arizona Business Gazette-yahoo.
Habits That Sustain Determination
In our work with a nonprofit for reforestation of the USA, we were engaged to help the staff know the difference between motivation and determination. The directors for the program stated that the staff and volunteers had motivation but seemed
Leadership that Inspires Others
A Gallup report, ‘The State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders’, highlights results from the ongoing study of the American workplace from 2010 through 2012. The findings are grim that 75% of current workplace employees
How to Live in & Appreciate the ‘Now’
It’s excellent to have passionate aspirations or intentions for the coming spring and summer. Intentions or resolutions can be on a personal level or on a larger company effort to satisfy needs such as, better individual health or putting an
Developing Your Self Sufficiency
Often when you hear the term ‘self sufficiency’, you think of the pioneers that homesteaded the land of the plains. This demonstration can also be termed ‘self sustaining’. These were a group of people that raised almost the entirety of
Be the Bus Driver Leader not the Bulldozer Leader
Last quarter we were engaged to shadow an executive at one of the company’s quarterly ‘open floor’ meetings. This was his opportunity to hear what’s going on with various departmental employees, especially those that interface with their customers. His opening
Implementing & Managing Change
This past year we began working with a semiconductor company that is in the process of a merger with another hi-tech group to enhance their technology and provide their global customers with a feature rich product line. One of the
When Volunteering becomes Sacrifice!
Why do people volunteer? Volunteering provides the opportunity to connect with others that you may never have planned to engage within your daily personal or professional circles. Volunteers are needed because most organizations, non-profit or not, lack the operating funds
Are Your Decisions Affected by Mood?
Do you ever catch yourself regretting a decision you’ve made, personally or professionally, wishing you had made it differently? Many times, our decisions are influenced by outside factors, incorrect incoming data, not enough time to collect all the facts, the
The Art of Reciprocity
In our current detached stage of relationships, isn’t it uplifting when we see reciprocity practiced on an individual basis, sometimes even a community level? In our neighborhood, we have a teen football player that takes the newspapers from the driveways