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Janitorial Power

Everyone in your organization should be as powerful as possible. Think about it…When your janitor is powerful, the CEO doesn’t need to mop the floors!

Most people wouldn’t use the word “powerful” to describe a janitor. I do; I was once a janitor!

The Power of the Pack

So, what’s in it for me?

You might “bust your butt” for your company only to be passed over for a promotion or a raise. You may dedicate yourself completely to your business and find yourself with little or nothing to show for years of hard labor and sacrifice.

What’s the point?

The Power of the Wolf

If you own a business or if you’re a manager or executive you’re no doubt always looking for ways to motivate your employees. Employee motivation means bigger profits; no secret there!

What motivates employees?

Personal Power = Organization Power

Your computer is an extremely powerful tool. It saves you time, makes you money, expands your creativity, gives you access to global communication.

What happens to your day if just as you’re sitting down to your computer, the power goes out?

Respect, Live it and increase profits!

Here's one for the "did you know" file...The cost of stress and other expenses caused by disrespectful work environments may be costing America nearly as much as our Defense Budget!

Knocked down seven times...

An old martial arts proverb says, "Knocked down seven times, get up eight!" Easier said than done, right?

The Art of FOCUS!

According to an article in the February, 2007 edition of "Inc." magazine, American business is losing nearly $600 billion dollars a year to distraction!
According to this article by David L. Freedman, an average American worker is losing just over 2 hours a day and some of us are temporarily developing symptoms of ADD and dropping 10 points of IQ! According to Freedman that's like "skipping a night's sleep and more than twice as much as smoking marijuana."!!!