Who Do You Trust?

Do you trust your employee’s, your customers, your vendors, your management? If there is no or little trust between these groups then your business is in trouble. Trust is the social oil that makes things happen with much less effort. When you trust your boss, you have less stress and feel empowered. When you trust your staff, you have more time to mentor, facilitate and innovate. Trusting your customers gives them warm fuzzies and results in better experiences for companies and customers. Trusting vendors helps with scale and transforms them into partners. This kind of trust does not just happen. It’s largely a byproduct of culture.

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Can ROWE and 20% Time Help your Company Through the Recession?

This is not the time to freak out. It’s a time of reflection and introspection for companies as well as individuals. It’s a great time to ask, “why are we here?” Are we in the right market? Are our customers delighted with our products and services? Are we in the right market? It’s a great time to do research and design and it’s a great time to start something new.

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If You Want To Hit The Target, Aim High!

I saw a Viktor Frankl video this morning on the meaning of life. Dr. Frankl was a neurologist, psychiatrist and a holocaust survivor. It’s a short video and to the point. Aim high to achieve results and that the drive for finding meaning in work and in life is one of our highest drives. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says that to experience Flow, we must have tasks that make us reach just beyond our grasp.

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