For some it’s a tradition – deep-fried turkey – for others it’s a costly and painful accident. They get burned!
Speaking of pain, did you know Texas wins the dubious title of: most grease and cooking-related accident claims on Thanksgiving Day? According to State Farm Insurance the top five are Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York.
Yep, more cooking fires occurred in Texas on Thanksgiving…
“It’s been another great month,” Tom reported to his managers. “Sales hit their numbers plus 3% … way to go Luke.”
“Thanks, Tom. I’m excited we exceeded October’s budget,” Luke beamed. “The guys really worked hard … and that means we qualify for our quarterly bonus!”
“Yes, way to go, we all know sales’ worked really hard,” Mary muttered to herself. Silently her thoughts yelled, “Must be nice….
“I can’t believe Matt dropped the ball again,” Sara vented after the team meeting. “Last time he did this we lost two weeks and missed our deadline. We look like we don’t know what we’re doing.”
“And, it makes me wonder why I try so hard,” Angela joined in. “At least once a week I ask … why am I killing myself if the rest of the team…
“So we’re all in agreement with the proposed commission changes,” Julie asked her sales team. Everyone nodded without looking up from the report.
In the break room Mike dumped his cold coffee unable to hold back any longer, “Julie’s plan is really going to hurt my pay check next year. Can you believe we’re changing commission structure…again?”
“That’s how she operates,” Amy agonized. “I just don’t trust her…
Tammy slipped-in the conference room as the General Manager was about to close the door.
“Another boring meeting,” she thought, “we sit at the table together, but rarely deal with the real issues. What a waste. I’ve got too much to do.”
The agenda looked about the same with only the date changed. Tammy hoped for a different level of conversation.
The department heads completed their routine…
“Samantha* is here to help us work together as a team,” Al beamed.
Samantha gazed on plastic smiles and quiet, nodding heads. She knew their performance had been dismal. She needed to find out if they trusted each other or were just being polite.
Following appropriate niceties, Samantha went for the breakthrough exercise. “For our first activity, I want you to go around the room and tell each…
As Darren Hardy sits with one of America’s most powerful businesswomen he asks, “What is the number one contributing factor to all the success you’ve had?”
His guest is co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of ABC Television, one of the largest and most recognized conglomerates in the world.
“The number one key to success, here at Disney and really in every business, is the team.”…
