Brummet's Conscious Blog

What your leadership style reveals  about your emotional intelligence * Written by: David Hults, Executive Career Coach, Author, Speaker, Executive Director of Activ:8 Peak Performance Network, Advanced Certified Birkman Consultant and Former Career Columnist - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Visit  http://www.activ8careers.com  " Follow his blog at  http://www.careerstr8talk.com According to Grow America, a majority of people are currently unhappy in their corporate jobs. Harris Interactive indicates a full 74% of people would consider finding a new job today, and Mercer's "What's Working" study says 32% are actively looking. The reasons for their unhappiness? A recent study by Accenture indicates the following: 31% Don't like their boss 31% Lack empowerment 35% Internal politics 43% Lack of recognition What do these four things have in common? They can all be tied back to poor leadership, specifically the leader's emotional intelligence - how in to...

*Today's article was written by:  Scott Gardner - founder of boutique firm Agile' Marketing Services, LLC. They specialize in working with their clients to become Recognized Experts, and using that status to leverage the clients' marketing efforts. Visit http://www.AgileMarketingServices.com -- Unique Promotion Opportunities --   A few days ago, I saw a post on social media that people were celebrating National Smile Day . What amazes me is that it was from an author I'm connected with, and she was only mentioning it in passing. Business people are missing out! Nearly every day of the year has some celebration attached to it. Pick a few, and ride their coat tails to a profitable promotion. Even if they don't actually celebrate it as a religious holiday, most people in America recognize Christmas as a time to spread joy and good thoughts. For the past 100 years or so, it's also been a time for companies large and small to run sales and ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Perfect valor consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.”  ~ John Kennedy  -- Recycling Made Easy -- A lot of businesses are becoming aware of the importance of recycling, and may also be aware of how much money they can save with this one simple action – however they may not have efficient systems set up, enabling their workers to participate. The first step to setting up efficient systems is to fully understand the recycling programs that are available to you. Schedule one of your employees, or a summer student helper, to put in a couple hours of research starting with the city website where links to recycling and reuse programs will be listed. Have a list of manufacturers and suppliers that you tend to use and ask that staff member to find out if any of them have take-back programs. For instance, the printer manufacturer may have an end-of-life program ...