WE DO NOT WORK JUST FOR OURSELVES
When many people go to work, their motivation is typically self-oriented. They need to earn a living. They need to provide for their family. They ...
BEING TESTED BY PRAISE
Have you ever felt you were being tested? We tend to associate testing with adversity, having to confront significant hardships or formidable challenges. The test ...
ACCESS EQUALS INFLUENCE
Step into the office on a Monday morning. The hum of keyboards. The ping of emails. The competition that hides behind polite smiles and quarterly ...
BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM: WHERE IS THE LINK?
In today’s business and professional world, we can find and gain knowledge from many places and in many ways. Wisdom, on the other hand, is ...
LOOKING BEYOND APPEARANCES
The executive certainly looked the part. He was tall, athletic, radiating with a charisma that drew people to himself. What an impression he made on ...
WHEN THE NUMBERS DO NOT WORK
It usually starts with a screen glowing back at you. A spreadsheet. A forecast. A set of numbers that refuse to behave. The margin is ...
BRINGING EASTER TO THE WORKPLACE EVERY DAY
For many people around the world, the observance of Holy Week and Easter has just ended. This annual celebration ranks at the top of the ...
STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS
The “how-to” section of most bookstores and libraries is typically the most popular. People are eager to learn how to do things, from making furniture ...
RUN THE RACE TO FINISH WELL
The marketplace worships competition, bigger numbers, faster growth, and relentless pursuit of the next win. The pressure never lets up: grow revenue and capacity, expand, ...
CREATING A WINNING CORPORATE CULTURE
Have you ever visited different businesses and noticed the considerable differences in employees’ attitudes and behaviors? Last week I went to a health supplements store ...
THE POWER OF ‘NO’
What did you say “No” to today? Most of us rush to count our “Yesses” – new projects, new clients, new commitments, new opportunities. We ...
USING THE ‘CHRIS PAUL EFFECT’ AS A GUIDE
Readers of Monday Manna come from many backgrounds. Some people are high-ranking executives, even CEOs. Most would fit into other classifications: Managers, department heads, salespeople, ...
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