Take time to reflect as 2012 begins
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
In an earlier article, we took a rather comprehensive overlook of happiness. Recently, I came across a fine little book...
Is it important who controls the message?
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls
What happens to your brand in social media?
Interesting question. Here’s another. What happens to your brand in direct mail? In...
Do your recognition efforts pass the test?
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
In 1986, I was working as a master production scheduler for Norand Corp. in Cedar Rapids. It was my responsibility...
Celebrating the land between two rivers
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Steven Bloom recently wrote an article that ran on the Atlantic magazine's web site titled "Observations from 20 Years of...
Coaching an attitude problem
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
One of the most frequent requests I receive from managers is how to effectively coach employees with attitude problems. It...
Is social media in your 2012 plan?
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
Has your company joined the social media community yet?
Whether you have or not, social media will have a significant impact...
Life, liberty and the pursuit of…
By John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Happiness is an interesting topic. Last week, a colleague sent me an article written by a foreign exchange student...
Fight dull project descriptions with storytelling
Mary Jo Finchum/Tree Full of Owls
Public relations professionals often fixate over choosing the best message, format and medium to reach their target audience. Ironically,...
When you are the coach
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
Managers are responsible for transforming talent into performance, individual effort into collective results. I am increasingly convinced that strong coaching...
On principles and rules: heuristics and algorithms
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Last year I became the president of a national professional society. I had the unfortunate experience of having to work...