Category: Performance
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A Better Way to Goal Achievement
Goals, goals, goals. (Cue the Mötley Crüe nightclub anthem.) As humans, we tend to seek adventure and improvement. And in that, we continuously strive for the next level of achievement to attain our next goal. We set goals, our bosses set goals, the worlds of measurement and quality demand that we set goals. Heck, if…
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How To Do Gratitude
Last time we unlocked the secrets of gratitude. And though many interesting ideas and research came up, I think I might have left you on a little bit of a cliffhanger. Typically, I present some actions or behaviors on how you can execute the ideas presented, and I didn’t do that, so I feel like…
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You’d Better Whys Up!
You’ve probably heard of the 5 Whys Method. It’s the exercise that has you ask 5 “Why” questions to help you get to the root cause of a problem. We typically use this method of questioning for troubleshooting issues, quality improvement, or process analysis. It goes something like this: Now, looking at purchasing an integrated…
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Dealing with Quiet Quitting
By now, you’ve probably heard the term “quiet quitting.” It also goes by the possibly more accurate and certainly more comical term “acting your wage.” Though these terms are new, the idea is not. We’ve gone through decades and decades of people doing their jobs. Nothing more, nothing less…just doing the job they were hired…
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Unlocking Clear Skies on Cloudy Days
We’ve all had them. Dark, dank, depressing cloudy days. And they always seem to come at the worst possible time. You wake up late, you have to skip breakfast, you run into heavy traffic, aaand you’re late for your important meeting. Ugh. Why does it all happen at once? Let’s face it, no matter how…