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One big goal of great company orientation programs is…

Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom
Culture is an organization’s greatest asset

 

The goal of great company orientation programs is to have the instructor tell emotional stories about how cool the culture is. Know why?

Given the choice between working in a cool, exciting culture, and one that isn’t, which would you pick?

Personal, emotional, real stories from someone who was in the operation yesterday and is going back tomorrow, well, it’s as authentic as it gets. 

At the end of the day, we want new employees to have an emotional attachment and a pride – one that they will defend throughout their entire career. 

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Will I become suspect and written off?

drinking games
any idea how impossible it is to not drink in this environment? i do.

Would you take the risk of becoming suspect and written off, as described in yesterday’s post?

Time will tell. Bank on authenticity and integrity winning out over time. They’re way too transparent for anything but an unbelievably positive outcome.

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Doing things the opposite of mainstream helps me be a better Father. What if our son wants to know about the path less chosen?

Run your life like a business? Why not?

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Central Florida parking lot

Hung up the phone a few hours ago with a business contact and am reflecting on how challenging it was to communicate the idea of living with a 10-year plan including “retiring” at age 55 from this fortune 500 entertainment company.

Why do businesses create five and 10 year plans? Simple. Because it helps them plan for the future and focus what they need to do today to reach their goals. Crazy? What’s crazy is most individuals don’t focus like this.

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What’s Your Biggest Work Goal In 2012?

Will 2012 be full of results or will it be blank?

The gym will be back to normal in three weeks, after those ambitious resolutions to get healthier fade. What will be invisible is whether or not the same thing happens to people’s ambitious 2012 career goals.

PS. I hope I’m wrong.

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