A Mindset Shift Yields Results
A few years ago, as the human resource manager for an engineering organization, we were given a huge challenge – hire 300 engineers in 90 days. The company was given…
Celebrate Today!
It’s a fact. Teams that celebrate wins more, win more. What can you celebrate today?
Happiness — It’s less alusive than you think
On a recent Southwest flight out of Chicago, I found myself starring at the magazine headline peaking out of the seat pocket in front of me. “Happiness – It’s less…
Love is Something, If You Give It Away
It is nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice,” my mother would often say, and have been words that I’ve tried to live by. For the…
Human Capital Challenges for Next Decade
The results of two recent surveys highlight our challenges for the next decade. The Economist Intelligence Unit, a subsidiary of the Economist Group, and the Society of Human Resource Management…
Play to Learn, Learn to Play
Social learning is an exciting, emerging trend where learning will be participatory, social, fun, engaging and integrated into all aspects of our lives. It will combine social media, gaming, real-time…
Take 5 Minutes to Relax
Sit back, close your eyes, breathe and listen to the soothing sounds of the Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Jake Shimabukuro strums a big sound from a tiny ukulele that can wash…
The Power of Love to Heal and Nourish
Have you seen the move,“King’s Speech”? It’s a great movie about the power of coaching and holding someone larger than they see themselves. King Edward suffers with stuttering. While…
You Are Here!
I know. But, where is the “Build-A-Bear Store?” As I squinted at the fine print on the map in the mall and tried to orient myself, my four-year-old granddaughter, Laura,…