Consummate Technologies

01/01/2018

Wishing you & your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2018!

"New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change." by Sarah Ban Breathnach

http://consummatetechnologies.com/newyear.html

12/13/2017

“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. “A country’s ability to improve its standard of living over time depends almost entirely on its ability to raise output per worker.”

https://hbr.org/2017/09/the-case-for-investing-more-in-people?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social

11/23/2017

"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are. " by Joyce Giraud

07/21/2017

We probably all know an incredible sales leader. You know the type, the ones who always seem to exceed their quota and somehow manage to make it look easy.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/propointgraphics/2017/07/12/what-you-can-learn-from-the-top-sales-leaders/

Have you ever wondered about what actually sets sales leaders apart from everyone else? Well, now you don’t have to. Here are the traits and habits that set the top salespeople apart from the rest; and how you can incorporate them into your own workday

07/18/2017

Why is stress on the rise? A lot of it has to do with uncertainty in the world and constant changes in our organizations. Many people are overworking, putting in more hours than ever before. The lines between work and home have blurred or disappeared.

https://hbr.org/2017/05/prevent-burnout-by-making-compassion-a-habit?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social

07/14/2017

"Developing self-awareness, increasing your emotional self-control, and recharging relationships at work takes commitment, but you don’t have to remake yourself to improve how you deal with strife."by Annie McKee

https://hbr.org/2017/07/a-3-step-process-to-break-a-cycle-of-frustration-stress-and-fighting-at-work?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

07/06/2017

"The pursuit of leadership excellence is an ongoing journey that requires effort, an open-mind, self-reflection, and a willingness to receive constructive feedback. Leaders who take the time to establish and foster authentic and non-threatening relationships with team members will increase their leadership effectiveness and organizational performance." by Ben Weber

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2017/06/15/dont-forget-the-ship-in-leadership-four-keys-to-becoming-an-effective-leader/2/

People strive to be great leaders, but they aren't always able to describe what it means to become one or how to identify when they have.

07/03/2017

"Managing your star performers should be no sweat, right?" by Rebecca Knight

https://hbr.org/2017/06/how-to-manage-your-star-employee?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social