Should strategic planning be re-imagined?
By Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls
Strategic planning. For many companies, it’s an initiative tackled on an annual basis. It’s a project for a team...
Poor expectations can lead to poor consequences
By John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
“You see Colonel Pickering, really and truly, apart from the things anyone can pick up (the dressing and the...
Making happiness work for you
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
was facilitating team-building training for an organization in 2004. It quickly became known as “Happy Class” among the participants. At...
The impact of the power of purpose
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
Why does your business exist? If it’s just to make money, you’re in trouble.
That’s according to unprecedented empirical research by...
Managing people? Repetition works. Repetition works.
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls
Penny. Knock, knock, knock. Penny. Penny. Knock, knock, knock. Penny. Penny. Knock, knock, knock. Penny. He repeats it. Over and...
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...