COVID Blahs?
Feeling blah? Been feeling that way for a while? Me too. In fact, many, if not most, people I know are feeling that way underneath everything else. Sort of like a blah fog has enveloped our society. This saps our energy, like driving with the emergency brake on. My theory, completely unencumbered by double-blind scientific […]
Thanks!
Want to improve your outlook on life? Give thanks. It’s that easy. And that rewarding. There’s lots of ways to do this. You can call someone or Zoom them, or post a link on FaceBook or Twitter, or send them an e-mail. However, buying a Thank You card and sending it via snail mail might […]
My Brother-in-Law Was Murdered by a Friend
It was completely unintentional, but he is still dead. My sister and my brother-in-law were in a small group meeting recently, in which someone was unknowingly carrying COVID. Net result: 4 couples came down with COVID. Seven of the people, including my sister, survived. My brother-in-law did not. None of the 8 people who got […]
Eat That Frog!
Mark Twain said that if you have to eat a live frog, do it first thing in the morning so that you’ll get the worst thing of your day out of your way. The rest of your day will be much better by comparison. In his best-selling book Eat That Frog!, Brian Tracy has a corollary – […]
What If Half Your Employees Resigned?
48% of America’s workers are actively job searching or watching for opportunities, according to Gallup on July 22.* This is across the board – from customer-facing to highly professional positions. 3.6 million Americans resigned in May alone. Would your organization survive if 50% of your employees left within the next 3 months? How about “only” […]
How to Increase Employee Retention and Hiring
One of today’s biggest challenges is finding and retaining employees. How can an organization do that cost-effectively? One answer is to improve their organizational health – to be a place where people are personally engaged, where they can grow, where they feel appreciated. There is a direct positive correlation between organizational health and employee attraction […]
Let Us Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
Here is John Lewis’s last writing. It asks us each to become the best we can be, and to help each other do that also. I share his vision for our country and our world. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/john-lewis-civil-rights-america.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0BJWOANT7ma4UXpkLbVSKDNq5uhJrvppV_qyUrDxFslFIohAiNj17DQCE Together, we can, and we must, redeem the soul of our nation. Gary
Does Being Kind Pay Off?
Science says that acts of kindness pay off by making us feel better and healthier. This is hardwired into our social DNA because it stems from way back when humans were living in tribes. Being kind to others in the tribe increased the odds of survival for the tribe. Recent research at the University of […]
Avoiding the Worst Outcome of COVID
COVID has cost us dearly. Approximately 119,000 people have died in the USA, with over 2 million confirmed cases, and our economy is in the tank. As painful as these are, a social recession which weakens our social fabric so that we are no longer a country but a collection of fractious factions, looms as […]
Your Values Are On the Line
Who you are, matters. Right Now! What you stand for, matters. Right now! What you do matters. Right Now! What you say matters. Right Now! If what is going on makes you uncomfortable, the time to speak out is NOW! Even though speaking out is uncomfortable. Even though you might “do it wrong” or upset […]