This is Thanksgiving week and despite the extreme challenges of 2020, there is still so much for which we can give thanks. And indeed, we should give thanks, for it is in the atmosphere of thankfulness that families thrive and workplaces flourish. However, a tone of thankfulness is not something that automatically happens. It has to be built and it can be …
Encouragement: The power of life and death is found in your words
When you get right down to it, life is pretty simple. Encouragement builds relationships, companies and countries and discouragement tears them down. Unfortunately, the world is filled with people eager and ready to spew out words of discouragement. Turn on the television or check out the social media posts and you will see and hear a litany of bad news …
Recognition: One Of The Keys To Peak Performance
No one ever gets too much appreciation, and yet appreciation is at the very heart of every strong relationship and every bit of peak performance. Years ago Rodney Dangerfield said “I get no respect.” Perhaps all of us can relate to that feeling at some level. After all, the number one job complaint in the country is “you can do …