Managing By Wandering Around Sends All The Right Messages

In This Issue –My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Managing By Wandering Around, or MBWA, is the practice of putting a smile on your face and casually circulating among your employees for the sole purpose of visitng with them.  Emphasis during these informal visits is on showing an interest in your…

The Secret To Being An Effective Boss

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder The secret to being an effective boss is to recognize that people intentionally regulate the amount of effort they put into their jobs based upon how they feel they’re being treated.  If they feel they’re being treated well, they will become…

All Of Us Need To Count Our Blessings

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Life comes at us fast and hard and can have its share of negative experiences such as losses, setbacks, disappointments and unfulfilled dreams.  These experiences can overwhelm us at times to the point where we focus only on them and lose…

A Management Lesson From A Professional Football Coach

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!–Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder USA Today recently ran a feature article on the New York Giants football team.  For the past three years, the team has been characterized by in-fighting, bickering and losing.  This year the team has come together and now it’s winning–sometimes big.    The…

Surprise! Surprise! The Better Your Treat Employees, The Harder They’ll Work

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From Subscribers-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Research studies have shown over and over that when employees feel they’re being treated well, all sorts of business success indicators improve.  For example, when employees feel they’re being treated well, they’re more productive, provide better customer service, are more willing to…

Character Counts

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Recently, I received an email with a list of quick and easy ways to show good character and make your corner of the planet a better place to be.  I’d like to share some of them with you:      -See how…

Sometimes You Have To Fake It Till You Feel It

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder We’ve all heard how happy people are healthier, live longer, do better in relationships and have a greater sense of well being.  But, what do you do on those days when you just don’t feel happy?  The answer is: you fake…

Being Optimistic Will Add Years To Your Life

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder A recent article in Prevention magazine cited research conducted at Yale University which found that being optimistic in middle age increases your life span by 7.5 years.  The reason is that optimistic people are able to minimize the destructive effects of…

Being Thankful Will Make You Happier And Healthier

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder A recent issue of USA TODAY reviewed a book  titled Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You written by former Today show host Deborah Norville.  Ms. Norville said that she always suspected that focusing on the positive…

No One Likes To Be Micromanaged

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder No one likes to be micromanaged—even the people doing the micromanaging.  As children, we hated it when our parents looked over out shoulders and as adults we resent it when our bosses do it.  Bosses who micromanage, do so in an…