The Contented Cow Blog

Building Workplaces That Work

Archive for December, 2007

Oomph Soars When the Work Matters

Sunday, December 30th, 2007 Posted in Management, Meeting Goals, Motivation, by Bill | No Comments »

We have long maintained that one of the key drivers of worker discretionary effort is whether or not one's work seems to matter. Along with a lot of others, I ... Read more..

Julie Hadden, Runner-Up and Extra Miler

Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Extra Milers, by Richard | No Comments »

About a year and a half ago, we are all sitting around at my father's 80th birthday party. My younger brother Mike, and his wife, Julie, told us that earlier that ... Read more..

Relationship Building

Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in Character, Leadership, Think About It..., by Richard | 2 Comments »

The other night, our daughter drove out of the driveway to visit a friend. A minute or two later, the doorbell rang. I figured she had forgotten something (like her ... Read more..

Brad Pitt - Extra Miler

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Extra Milers, by Bill | 1 Comment »

I tend to be among the first to exhibit disdain at the frequently errant behavior of the folks in Hollyweird, most particularly those who find it so darned difficult to ... Read more..

Air Travel Tips for the Holidays and Beyond

Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized, by Bill | No Comments »

I had the occasion to travel to Boston for a speaking engagement recently. Owing to the date of the engagement, I wound up traveling in the post-Thanksgiving travel madness period ... Read more..

Calling in Sick, Sort Of…part 2

Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in Character, Think About It..., by Bill | 1 Comment »

Last week I did a piece written for our management audience about the growing problem of people calling in sick when they really aren't. Today's piece is intended for folks ... Read more..