The Stick Inherent in the Carrot
Business Strategies In the previous Business Strategies post, What My Dog Taught me About Team Motivation, I explained that positive reinforcement works very well in …
Month: November 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish you all a belated Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you were able to enjoy your time with the family. In case you’re interested, here’s …
Business and Beautiful Music
Guest Below’s a guest posting by a Mendel Yano. This will be part of ongoing posts by guests on TheMarq. They can be accessed directly …
Golf and Give Thanks
Relaxation On my week off from blogging on TheMarq, I spent part of the day playing golf for the first time with a friend of …
Gone Fishing on Thanksgiving
I’ll be taking the week of Thanksgiving off from work and blogging. I’ll return the first week of December. Until then, I wish you all …
Unemployed Blues? Forget the News
The Optimist’s Perspective We’re continuously bombarded with sensationalized news. These days it’s mostly about the economy. When the latest unemployment numbers come out, the majority …
Topic Changes for TheMarq
Site Policy I mentioned in a post last week that I was reconsidering the topics and format of information covered on this site. I’ve now …
Jazz Up Your Presentations with Prezi
Technology Review If you’re like me, you have to make PowerPoint presentations on various subjects for people with varying levels of understanding about what you …
Where are our Optimists?
Weekly Rant It’s funny how when faced with dire straits there are no optimists to be found. The reverse is true when money is flowing …
What My Dog Taught me About Team Motivation
Business Strategies It may seem odd that I choose to talk about what my dog’s taught me, especially if I’m referring to lessons that apply …