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Positive Reinforcement – What & How You Say It (Biopsy Results)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Mar 4, 2013

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, employee engagement, Employee Recognition, positive reinforcement, Q12, Gallup's Q12 Employee Engagement Survey

Measurable Results – One Year

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 25, 2013

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Topics: Discipline, Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, Bone Marrow Transplant, Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Michelle Wick

Catalysts Increase Results In Less Time

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 18, 2013

 

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Business Growth, E-Myth, Catalyst, business coaching

Catalyst Re-Discovery - The Coach & the Tool

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 11, 2013

“If I emulated you in any way as a creator today, send me a signal in the form of feedback in my world to let me know that you were noticing my efforts. And bring it in a way that I least expect, that wakes me up from this dream, and leaves no doubt that it has come from you so that I am inspired to do this again tomorrow.”  The voice of Joe Dispensa softly speaks to me at the end of my meditation

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Coach Advisor, Catalyst, Pearsons Law, leading and lagging indicators, Bone Marrow Transplant, Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose, Joe Dispensa

Discipline - Make Your Day A Masterpiece

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Fri, Dec 21, 2012

Can you remember the anticipation of Christmas Eve when you were a child, or perhaps the joy and satisfaction of going to bed on Christmas night filled with contentment over all the gifts you received that day?  I count myself fortunate to have lived in a middle class family where Christmas evening brought us just about everything we wished for each December 24th.   It was hard falling asleep both Christmas Eve and then Christmas night in anticipation of what was to come and in complete joy in having received everything you expected.  My mother and father were extremely good to us, both in listening to what we wanted and then making sure we received it.

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Topics: Discipline, Good to Great, Acute Myeloid Luekemia, leukemia

Positive Reinforcement & Employee Appreciation - How to Respond?

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Nov 12, 2012

Many of our biggest issues in the workplace stem from a lack of appreciation of our fellow workers.  Just this past week one of my clients faced a challenging dilemma.  His team of support staff had put in an extraordinary amount of hours to reach a priority they’d set for the quarter.  They’d truly knocked the goal out of the park on one of their priorities while reaching 94% (goal was 100%) on another timeline that required them to get information to their clients on another.  The second priority wasn’t something that their customers were asking for however it was a benchmark everyone agreed upon to indicate their work was done without any loose ends. 

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, employee performance, monthly meetings, positive reinforcement, How to Motivate Employees

Teamwork: Hidden Gem to Business Growth and My Personal Progress

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Sun, Oct 21, 2012

Last blog, Is Good News Part of Your Business Culture, I closed with this quote, “If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”  Patrick Lencioni, Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Business Growth, One Thing, People, Organizational Health, Business Culture, the hidden gem in your business: teamwork, Achieve Execution Excellence

Is Good News Part of Your Business Culture? Biopsy Results

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Fri, Oct 19, 2012

My Wednesday biopsy results and most recent blog Four Purposes for Quarterly Meetings reminded me of the importance of good news and positive reinforcement in building a growing business culture. Recognizing accomplishments achieved at Quarterly Planning Meetings is just one step in the meeting rhythm cycle that offers good news and positive impact on your team.   Daily Huddles include opportunities for every one of your staff to report on victories they’ve achieved each day. 

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Accountability, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Organizational Health, Business Culture, Good News

My Leukemia Cure – Strategic Discipline

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Oct 11, 2012

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, Four Decisions, priorities, metrics, Stockdale Paradox

Positive Reinforcement: Grandma’s Rule Gets Me Home Again

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 24, 2012

Thursday of last week my Doctor used Grandma’s rule for positive reinforcement on me to ensure I was able to go home on Friday.   “As long as you don’t get a fever or have any other complications overnight, we’ll be sending you home tomorrow.” He offered. 

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Bringing Out the Best In People, Aubrey Daniels, positive reinforcement

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