1/ Gratitude in the workplace
HOW DO YOU SEE GRATITUDE WORKING IN COMPANIES? We live in a time of an almost unimaginable rate of change. Every week or so another
1.1/ Corporate Gameboards
Corporations are and will remain the dominant mechanism for organizing our society. Corporations have the tallest buildings in most cities around the world, control most
1.2/ Transformational Power of Language
As I pondered the implications of Gratitude Games, insights from past studies in phenomenology and speech acts and work in the field of neurolinguistics and
1.3/ Learning Second Languages
In part my growing appreciation for language learning came from an ill-fated startup, one that I helped screw up. Our startup intended to assist adult
1.4/ Coaching Entrepreneurs
I’ve worked as a mentor, advisor, and coach to more than 25 seedling startups, six or so small businesses and four corporate incubators. I bring
2/ Gratitude Protocols in startups
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL GRATITUDE PROTOCOLS USED IN A WORKPLACE? Let’s talk about weekly management meetings, position agreements, strengths-based management, weekly check-in meetings, and
2.1/ Weekly Management- team Meetings
In weekly management-team meetings, we use the Meet and Alignment protocols … that I’ve pulled from the utterly brilliant work of Richard Kasperowski and his
2.2/ Position Agreements
I based my version of Position Agreements on the book E-Myth Mastery by Michael Gerber. I modernized Gerber's concept of a position agreement to reflect
2.3/ One-on-one Weekly Check-in’s
If you’ve worked in a midsize or larger firm, then you’ve experienced all sorts of performance management systems. And there’s a lot of good in
2.4 Strengths-based Management
In my work with small business owners and startup founders, I have them institute the protocol where managers have one-on-one check-in meetings each employee. Again,