Tag: Harvey Mackay
Failure doesn’t have to be fatal
Failure can become a weight or it can give you wings.
That is the message I hear every spring when I attend the Horatio Alger...
Learn the power of optimism
Two hikers were camped out overnight in the mountains. A thunderous voice roused them from their sleep. The voice said, “This will be the...
Be careful with criticism
When you offer criticism, be aware of whom you are criticizing, how you are delivering it and how they might receive it.
A number of...
The amazing value of mentoring
Anyone who doesn’t understand the value of one minute hasn’t been paying attention to my good friend, Ken Blanchard. Starting with his “One Minute...
Define your values, enrich your life
In the famous French story “The Little Prince,” a fox becomes the best friend of a young royal on a fictitious planet. When the...
The importance of praise in the workplace
Mark Twain once said, “I could live for two months on one good compliment.”
We all love to receive compliments. They make everyone feel better....
Humor in the workplace is healthy
Life is funny, the saying goes. And when it isn’t funny, sometimes a sense of humor is what gets us through the tough periods.
Humor...
Tips for managing workplace stress
Stress is a used, misused, abused and overused word in our daily conversation. But what is stress, clinically speaking?
Dr. Hans Selye, the father of...
How to keep your employees working for you
Employee retention is a hot business topic today. No longer do people stay at the same company for 25 years and collect the gold...
Boost your likability
No matter what business you think you are in, you are in the people business. And the more people like you, the better and...












