April 22, 2013
When it comes to valuing and selling your business, there is probably a huge difference between what you need and what you want. Rick Jones, a merchant banker in Toronto, suggests that one of the most common problems encountered by those selling a business is...
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March 15, 2013
Employees, who satisfy their primary needs at work, gain job satisfaction and deliver greater outputs for less cost. When an organization truly listens to peoples’ needs and facilitates their satisfaction, it earns a powerful return on the investment.
It’s...
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February 27, 2013
Authenticity: The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original. Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary
Human beings are born authentic. It is our natural state before we...
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December 31, 2012
Many reliable surveys report that between 40 and 80 percent of people do not like their jobs. Would you include yourself among them? How much do you love your job? If tomorrow you received enough money to give you financial security, would you still go to...
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October 30, 2012
Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development shows that happy and engaged employees perform better. They are more likely to recommend their organization to others, take fewer sick leaves, and are less likely to quit prematurely. Other...
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October 24, 2012
Entrepreneurship could be seen as the ultimate adventure in the pursuit of happiness. Think about it. When you became an entrepreneur, you envisioned how life would be running your own business. You’d be in control, making your own decisions, working your own...
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October 15, 2012
Happiness is like profit. You do not create it directly. Rather, you do what it takes to enable it to happen. Consider how you can build these elements in your organization to create opportunities for everyone to gain happiness:
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People are happier if...
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October 07, 2012
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
When my daughter was about nine and preparing for school, she stomped her feet angrily and declared, “I hate static cling!” I laughed out loud, struck by the absurdity of...
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October 03, 2012
There is no magic formula for happiness. It is unique to each individual. What makes me happy may make you miserable. However, one thing I do know is that if you are not happy at work, neither you nor your company will get the best results.
So what does...
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August 26, 2012
It should be evident that organizations which show care for their people have employees who, in turn, take care of the business of that organization. These organizations have realized that the best way to get their employees to give their best, and have fun...
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