These were the words someone shared with me two days before working out her notice in her organization, “they stole my joy.” Hmmmmm….makes you think on two levels: What could she have done to maintain her joy? How did she let other people take the joy from her? In a TEDx video, Shawn Achor an
What happens when we have leaders running department, divisions, people, etc. with no leadership development? Not much. If you were to inventory the leaders in your organization and rate them on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest, how would you rate their leadership ability? When companies do not have leadership development in
A few weeks ago 110 fourth graders, a handful of teachers and 18 adults visited Biltmore Estates, Gem Mine Company and Grandfather Mountain. It was so exciting because my two other children declined my request to attend their 4th grade field trip and when my youngest wrote in my calendar, "mom, r u going on
GMDM-Guilford Medical Dental Managers Luncheon Keynote Stepping Stones to Success, February, 2013 Participants learned: 3 secrets of successful teams How to communicate from your client’s perspective Ways to increase your team’s awareness in their role in the customer experience Merikay, your presentation at GMDM was tops! You really engage an audience and the information was
Mary Kay Ashe, founder of the giant cosmetics company encouraged all her employees to pretend that people they met would have a sign around their neck saying, “I am the most important person in the world.” Giving appreciation to our team is one way we can make them feel valued and important. After all, how
Inspired by the Blue Angels We kicked off our operating room team event with this video, check it out!
A client sent me this photo he found on twitter and I couldn’t help but think, what do we do to get our team to smile or get them fired up? What are the best ways to inspire people to get excited and have more fun at work? Here are my top 10 ideas for
On Saturday, April 15th hundreds of people gathered in Greensboro Center City Park to walk in support of the Catfish Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association. Our team, Brigitte’s Brigade – walked in honor of our Queen, Brigitte Gann who was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. This was our 3rd year walking and
Celebrate Women's History Month Join Us for the Women's History Month Empowerment Panel on Tuesday March 27th, 2012 at GTCC Jamestown Campus Auditorium. The event will be held in Building 25, the Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Center. The auditorium is on the ground floor, Room 120. The event begins at noon, so if
"You can do it! You're almost there! Way to go number 10!!" These were some of the motivating words I heard running the two mile stretch of the Ramblin' Rose mini-sprint triathalon in Chapel Hill Sunday, October 9th. Our team of two consisted of me-swimming/running and my college roommate and friend since 7th
