I noticed while watching a track meet on TV that the announcers analyzed most of the shorter races by talking about the runner’s start. “She got off to a great start” or “He had a lot of ground to mak...
I made a New Year’s resolution one year to start exercising regularly. I did pretty well at first, going often to the fitness center and really enjoying the time and feeling better. After a while thou...
The All Stars for the National and American League All-Star Major League baseball teams play every summer.
What can you learn from them about how you can be a Positive Work Culture All-Star?
Here ar...
Nearly all of the trees on our farm had dropped their leaves one fall except for one maple tree. This one maple tree held on to its leaves like a kid hanging on to his blanket when Mom says it has to ...
We Americans celebrate Independence Day this week. In the U.S., we think of it as the birth of our country.
You may have birthed your own business by declaring your independence from working for some...
I watched a sandpiper scurrying around the beach looking for something to eat. -At least that’s what I thought he was doing.
But he used most of his time and energy to chase away other birds. If anot...
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale talked about how a constantly bent bow will break. The bow needs pressure released to function well.
Dr. Stephen Covey extolled the seventh habit of sharpening the saw. If yo...
The world still loves the music of The Beatles sixty years later. They’ve sold over 600 million albums internationally with 21 songs going #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts, the most of any band.
So ho...
How do you best create a positive work culture today?Â
Check your ego at the door and embrace a new way of working. A culture that is about more than what you can control and manipulate. Â
The Ego E...
You’re attracting top talent. Your team has worked together well for a while.
And yet there’s something missing.
You struggle to move forward. You’re exhausted most days. Your family and friends ask...
A certain airline stranded me. A lot. Once for 9 hours and another time overnight with no compensation. I told my associate, “We fly them just when they’re the only choice.”
And that was the case rece...
Your stomach churns when they walk in the door.
Your blood pressure goes up as you see their name on caller ID.
You groan when their email arrives.
Regardless of whether it’s a customer, team membe...
Subscribe to the Work Positive Newsletter
Get the latest blog, podcast, and other resources weekly that help you Work Positive.
We detest SPAM and guard your information carefully. Unsubscribe any time we violate your trust.
