Every day should be National Family Literacy Day! Tomorrow, November 1st is National Family Literacy Day. Do you remember books at bedtime with a parent? Did/do you read stories with your own children? It’s that special one-on-one time
Who Says You Can’t Learn That?
On a lazy Sunday shortly after 8 PM, an eight-year-old boy drove his sister to a local McDonalds for a cheeseburger. The drive-through staff soon realized this was not a prank, there were no adults in the vehicle! When the responding policeman investigated, he discovered the parents were home in bed.
Turn Off The Blender!
Has problem-solving ever felt as if you are stuck in a never-ending blender? That’s how Janice felt in dealing with issues in her business. She would get lost in a Google black hole digging for ideas and solutions. “There comes a point where you’re just wasting time and running in circles.”
Who’s Your Target? Competitors or Customers?
Kwik Trip more-than-just gas stations are cropping up all over and often across the street from a competing gas station. In St. Cloud on Tuesday, their gas was $2.439 – across the street it was $2.599. Thursday the prices were reversed: gas at the competitor’s station was $2.439 and at Kwik Trip it was $2.599.
Who is More Effective – the Fox or the Hedgehog?
How are you at solving problems? Making decisions? What makes one person a nail-biter and another sound reassuring and decisive even when they may be “just guessing”?
Do you want your best to leave?
Companies spend billions of dollars on recruiting and interviewing, hoping they’ll hire the very best. Every day, headhunters and your competitors are seeking ways to lure your most valuable employees away.
Can Families Have A Mission Statement?
One of the things I enjoy most about belonging to a book club is being exposed to ideas I have not considered. In last month’s book, Content Inc. (about providing unique content, growing followers and building a successful business) the author shared The Pulizzi Mission” his family’s mission statement.
How to Create a Successful Team of Remote Workers
Guest Blog by Tina Martin Creator of Ideaspired Employees are seeking more flexibility in their jobs. One solution is working remotely. Employers are finding that remote workers can be more productive than in-office employees. It’s no wonder that almost 5 million people are part of the remote workforce in America.
Do Not Enter!
When you think of boundaries, you think of giant fences or “do not enter” signs. Boundaries at work are less obvious.