Achievement

tom on March 30th, 2012

What if a nation desires to honor business achievement in a way that that is of the highest importance and an appropriate tribute from the Crown?

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tom on January 31st, 2012

The newspaper story ( Houston Chronicle, January 28 ) reported that a fourth-grade teacher earned a $10,300 bonus for improving fourth-grade student test scores.   After reading about the teacher Chavis Mitchell – his motivation was not the money.  Q: So, what drove him to succeed?  A: The same things that inspire employees to excel and [...]

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tom on January 25th, 2012

This past Sunday the AFC Champions, New England Patriots, and the NFC Champions, New York Giants, advanced to the Super Bowl. If a sports season is like a “year” in business …

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tom on September 8th, 2011

In terms of business current events and milestones, in light of his recent resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO, maybe the most famous garage start up of all is the place where Steve and Stephen Wozniak started Apple.

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tom on May 17th, 2011

Believe it or not, there are events in our personal lives that serve as lessons around the practice of employee recognition at work.

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tom on April 12th, 2011

This past weekend we witnessed the final rounds of this year’s Masters golf tournament.

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tom on March 22nd, 2011

I took my first glider ride this past weekend …

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tom on March 10th, 2011

It is interesting to me how traditions are the result of repeated displays of excellence. In athletics, the Olympics have evolved from a simple beginning.

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tom on February 28th, 2011

John Maxwell, author and speaker on leadership, told a story about a movie screening that he and his wife attended and about how all of those in the theater who had contributed to the film how, down to the grips, everyone was glued to their seats long after the movie finished as all of the [...]

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tom on February 21st, 2011

Last week President Obama bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on fifteen deserving honorees at the White House.  Started by President Truman in 1945 to honor civilian contributions during World War II, it was revived in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy.  Today, the honor memorializes “An especially meritorious contribution to the security or national [...]

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