How to improve organizational performance through personal growth
There is a Castle I visited in Riegersburg, Austria that is devoted to women and witches. Built on top of a dormant volcano back in the medieval ages, this picturesque fortress stands tall above the village around it, to tell the story of its past owner, a strong baroness who went out of her way […]
How do you deal with the stress of working under pressure? This question is not only for job seekers looking to impress their prospective interviewers. Everyone, including those currently employed, self-employed or owners of larger businesses experience working under pressure. Even if you are in your dream career, or a successful entrepreneur doing what you […]
Why is customer satisfaction important? Because it is cheaper to retain existing customers than to gain new ones. And when our customers are happy, we know there is a greater chance of them coming back for our products and services. If the customer satisfaction levels go down, it’s a sign of a problem that could […]
When I first moved to North America from Azerbaijan nearly two decades ago, life presented me with many teachers. Each of them taught me something that helped with the transition into my new life. Among those teachers, there were two of my classmates from Omaha, Nebraska, named Jason and Brian. They took it upon themselves […]
A couple of weeks ago we talked about the Shiny Object Syndrome. After that post, one of my readers shared her workplace experiences with a boss who seems to suffer from this condition. The reader finds her work frustrating as the direction they are headed seems to be changing way too frequently and sporadically which […]
A huge pat on the back to all who survived the first month of the back-to-school routine – by far the most involved time of the year for me. Between getting acquainted with teachers and school schedules, adjusting bedtimes, and all the extra driving we have to do as parents – it can affect not […]
With 2017 nearing its last quarter how many of you have completed your New Year Resolutions for this year or at least have come as far as half-way to completing them? How many of you even remember what goals were important enough a year ago to make it to your list? According to statistics, only […]
In a small Austrian town Riegersburg, outside of Graz, there is a chocolate factory that produces hand-made organic and fair trade chocolate straight from beans to the final product. In this truly whimsical place, you will not be greeted by Willie Wonka. Instead, you have a good chance of running into the equally whimsical Josef […]
The ultimate goal of any business is to produce results and be profitable. Results are what allows us to live our dreams, so what is the best way to steadily grow those results year after year? I would find the answer to that question soon after I was promoted to Division Manager back in 2011. […]
I grew up surrounded with books and with reading as a favorite pastime for my siblings and me, all children of the pre-gadget era. The books we had, ranged anywhere from the world classics, sci-fi, and self-help to the extensive collection of children’s literature by various local and international authors. Some old, some new, all […]