Living with Purpose & the Importance of Goal-Setting

GRATITUDESgroup / January 15, 2019

It’s almost mid-January and unfortunately, this is just about the time of the year when people start to lose motivation towards achieving their New Year’s resolutions—the gym slowly starts to clear out, people stop packing healthy lunches for work, etc. Read whole article here…..

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Are Annual Performance Reviews Worth the Effort?

Annual Performance Strategy

Business,Engagement / January 8, 2019

Available alternatives may serve employers and employees better in the end. More companies are abandoning annual performance reviews that have long been embedded in our workplace culture. They believe better ways beckon and annual reviews too often have fueled litigation. Read whole article here… By David Sparkman

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Poisoned Apple of the 21st Century

Travel / December 18, 2018

As young girls, I believe we all once used to dream of living in a Disney princess’ fairy-tale-like life; living happily ever after with a prince charming in a castle, standing high on a mountain, with its grounds filled with blooming flowers. Now the dream becomes a reality. We are now living a different part

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5 Daily Habits to Steal from Mark Cuban, Including Watching “Law & Order” to Unwind

Culture / December 11, 2018

You know him from his snarky attitude and quick wit on ABC’s infamous Shark Tank. But long before he made great television, Mark Cuban was building an empire. Since the age of 12, he was fascinated with business and finances, applying his ambitious and tenacious attitude toward everything he touched. From selling garbage bags to pay

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GRATITUDESgroup & C.A. Short Company Announce Strategic Alliance

Business / December 5, 2018

Atlanta, GA December 5, 2018 — GRATITUDESgroup & C.A. Short Company, two industry leaders in employee engagement, culture engineering and incentive design and execution, have announced a strategic alliance set to begin in 2019. This partnership will allow each organization to strengthen and expand their current abilities to provide over-arching strategies that collectively include Employee

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5 Daily Habits to Steal from Will Smith, Including Manifesting the Life He Desires

Culture / December 4, 2018

In case you weren’t aware, Will Smith actually was born and raised in west Philadelphia, and he’s spent most of his days since childhood rising to fame. Once named the most powerful actor in Hollywood, Will Smith has not only been nominated for five Golden Globes and two Academy Awards but he’s won four Grammys, too. In

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5 Daily Habits to Steal from Meghan Markle Including Her Sacred Morning Ritual

Culture / November 28, 2018

Most everyone wishes they could trade their commoner digs for a royal address. Meghan Markle, or now officially recognized as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, did just that when she became the wife to the last eligible royal bachelor, Prince Harry, earlier this year. She wasn’t merely waiting around in an ivory tower to be rescued

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5 Daily Habits to Steal From LeBron James, Including His Powerful Anti-Stress Ritual

Culture / November 20, 2018

“Take it from a future NBA Hall of Famer, recovery time is as important to success as working hard.” Dr. Luis Valdez American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers and household name, LeBron James doesn’t just shoot and score… he does it on repeat. For more than a decade, LeBron has experienced monumental success, earning

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How to Retain and Engage Your B Players

Engaged Image

Engagement / October 30, 2018

We’ve heard for decades that we should only hire A players, and should even try to cut non-A players from our teams. But not only do the criteria for being an A player vary significantly by company, it’s unrealistic to think you can work only with A players. Further, as demonstrated by Google’s Aristotle project, a study

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Culture: Your Environment for People at Work

Culture Meeting for Employee

Culture,Engagement / October 29, 2018

Your Environment That You Provide for Employees at Work People in every workplace talk about organizational culture, that mysterious word that characterizes the qualities of a work environment. One of the key questions and assessments, when employers interview a prospective employee, explores whether the candidate is a good cultural fit. Culture is difficult to define, but you

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