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27 Jun
Happy Companies Make Loyal Employees – Problem Solving vs Opportunity Seeking; Fourth in a Series
Posted: June 27, 2017
Humans pride themselves on problem solving. Yes, it is a good thing; it comes in handy when reacting to a threat to your survival. Until recently, humans faced negatives that needed to be neutralized rather than positives to be pursued. Our emotional brain is programmed to see and fix problems. The residual of leading from fear has […]
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21 Jun
Happy Healthy Hump Day: A CLEAN MOUTH IS A HEALTHY MOUTH
Posted: June 21, 2017
As you know, I am a mother of two busy little bees. And, at times I have thought just for today…It would be easy to skip simple things like brushing teeth when we are late leaving for school or exhausted at bedtime. Then I realize what a lifelong impact this decision could have on my […]
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20 Jun
Happy Companies Make Loyal Employees – The Tribe Effect; Third in a Series
Posted: June 20, 2017
For 99 percent of human existence, we lived in small family groups or bands for foraging and hunting. These informal collections of two or three nuclear families evolved into tribes – a bit larger, less mobile and with some kind of formal leadership. For we westerners, this means extended family, clans or even small towns. […]
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13 Jun
Fire Up the Grill
Posted: June 13, 2017
Summertime is in the air! It’s time for firing up the grill for burgers and dogs!! But before you pullout the charcoal and grilling accessories, take a minute to consider how to cook your meat properly. According to the National Cancer Institute, grilling your meats at high temps can cause potentially cancer-causing chemicals to form […]
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06 Jun
Happy Companies Make Loyal Employees – Brain versus Brawn; Second in a Series
Posted: June 6, 2017
To begin this discussion, I would like to quote from chapter three of What Happy Companies Know. When modern humanity emerged from the mists of history a few thousand years ago, we were the nerds of the Paleolithic age. Gorillas could kick sand in our face and take our banana money. The major predators could see, […]
