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Corporate CoDriver: People Don’t Leave Companies….

by KimAugust 8, 2011

Blog August 8th, 2011: Employees don’t leave their companies. They leave managers. Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman discovered that back in 1999 from the research they did for their groundbreaking book “First Break All the Rules”.

Corporate CoDriver: What’s the greatest cause of frustration? Expectations!

by KimAugust 4, 2011

I was with clients this past weekend in a workshop setting. And a point was made by the presenter that sometimes in order to get …

Out of the Playground, into the Workplace

by KimJuly 20, 2011

From Volume 4, Issue 7:U.S. corporations spend an estimated $2.7 million per year on in-house wellness programs to help employees stop smoking, lose weight, and get fit. They aren’t investing for purely altruistic reasons. They’re investing in their own health, dramatically cutting healthcare costs. Yet they—and, I am willing to bet, you too—are neglecting to invest in another area that is costing American companies billions each year: playing nice.

Committing to the Crash

by KimJuly 20, 2011

From Volume 4, Issue 7:At Tim O’Neil’s Rally School and Car Control Center in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, students learn how to avoid “committing to the crash.” Important for the survival of rally car drivers. But in a very real and damaging way, we’re all committing to the crash in myriad ways every day.

Change Everything in a Moment

by KimJune 16, 2011

From Volume 4, Issue 6: Do you remember the first time you drummed up the courage to kiss your girlfriend or boyfriend? Everything changed, right? How about the first time you moved over to the driver’s side of the car and took the wheel? The first time you raised your hand in class? The time you decided to quit that job or take that ballroom dancing class? In just one moment, you changed your life, and you can do it again whenever you like.

Breaking a Bad Habit

by KimJune 16, 2011

From Volume 4, Issue 6: Your spouse needs to lose some weight. Your boss needs to change how she deals with people. Your young adult child needs to stop partying and get serious about his education. If you find yourself thinking about everyone else’s bad habits, you may have the worst habit of all.