We All Need To Play More–Especially Now

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!–I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder USA Today recently ran a review of a new book written by Dr. Stuart Brown, a 76 year old psychiatrist, titled, Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.  According to Dr. Brown, play…

Being Nice Is Really A Very Selfish Act

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!-I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s a fact of life, when you’re nice to people, they’re nice back–it’s called The Law of Reciprocity.  And, the more people you’re nice to, the more people you have out there who are looking for an opportunity to…

Managerial Insights From Job Interviews

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder-The First Review of Instant Turnaround!–Instant Turnaround!-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder My wife has conducted a fair number of job interviews in recent years.  One of the questions she always asks is: “What kind of supervisor do you prefer?”  Never once has anyone said, “I’d love to be micromanaged.” …

Fun Is A Necessary Ingredient For A Highly Productive Workplace

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–The 100 Best Business Books of All Time-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Having fun at work suffers from an image problem; hence it gets no respect.  It has come to imply that you’re goofing off or messing around instead of attending to the business at hand.  Well, that’s simply…

It’s Not Failure That People Fear, It’s Criticism

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!-Feedback From Subscribers-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s a fact of life; if you follow the crowd, you’ll never be highly successful.  On the other hand, the minute you step away from the crowd, you invite criticism–people judge you and make disparaging remarks about your ideas and dreams…

How To Be Happy During Tough Economic Times

Recently, I was walking across the parking lot toward the Trader Joe’s near my home.  It was a gorgeous Arizona day and I was in a terrific mood, so I enthusiastically greeted every person I passed.  One woman I greeted sarcastically said back to me: “You must not have any money in the stock market;…

Respect and Camaraderie: The Keys To Building A Winning Team

Even though they didn’t win the Super Bowl, the Arizona Cardinals are still this year’s amazing sports story.  They went from being one of the perennial laughing stocks of professional football to playling in the Super Bowl in Ken Whisenhunt’s second year as head coach.  Right after they won the game that earned them an…

Keeping An Even Keel During Difficult Times

During these difficult economic times, more and more people are saying they’re stressed out.  In addition, psychologists are saying they’ve never seen this much depression and anxiety.  The big question is how do you keep an even keel in the midst of all this?  University of California-Irvine psychologist, Salvatore Maddi, offers some insight base upon…