Gratefulness fills me whenever a year ends. Each year brings along new hopes, some challenges, many opportunities. When the year ends, we look back and ruminate on how we did to seize those opportunities, to face those challenges and what we learned out of it all. meet these friends through the words they write – through their passion for sharing ideas and make a difference. No Results. MORE

We are limited by the beliefs we set in our mind, history shows that successful people are able to break these shackles and unleash their potential. The difference is the “ T ” between Can Do and Can’t Do. The “ T ” is your Thought. Achieving your Potential  Steve Jobs was one of the […]. Career Options Career Tips Human Resources Leadership Self-Improvement Setting Goals Success Success Strategies Tips For Employees Getting Noticed Increasing Productivity Jappreet Sethi Promotion Self Limiting Beliefs Steve Jobs Tips For Managers MORE

I have long been a member of the New Year''s Resolutions Club. think long and hard about how I''m going to change my life and become something that I''m not. mean something better. I''ve written personal lists, professional lists, exercise lists, organizational lists, and other lists I''m sure.I just can''t seem to remember what they were. long as the changes are realistic. Good luck with that. MORE

in which, instead of writing a new post, I link to several other posts and sites. What, you''ve never done that?) But first, I''d like to wish all my friends a wonderful holiday. Of course, many of you I know only as a small thumbnail but that shouldn''t stand in the way of friendship or admiration. trust many of you are actually life-size and hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with friends and family. On Christmas morning the kids shook out their stockings, played with their new marble run and we started a new family tradition: building a robot. Not from me, I assure you. MORE

It is winter break where I work, which as given me a little time off, and an opportunity to catch up on a little TV and pop culture. The latter half of 2011 was dominated by #occupywallstreet and its various spinoffs throughout the U.S. Anger as a result of stagnating wages, growing income inequality, and an uneven playing field resulted in many rising up in protest. Which brings us to. MORE

I spent the holidays with family and friends, and the one subject that came up over and over again (apart from the discussion that we were all eating too much) was about jobs. Some people were looking for jobs, and others were complaining about their current positions. When I asked these people whether they were planning to look for new positions this year, I got a lot of "We'll see" or "YES!" If you're thinking of finding a new job this year, you might want to consider this advice I was given for my recent Gannett/USA Today column. But these days it's a much different story. Stay mum. MORE

Here is my personal list of the top 7 blog posts for 2011: 1.  The Employee Engagement Pyramid  What are the 10 actions managers can take to turbo charge employee engagement? Engagement is more than a feeling, survey number, or a YouTube happy dance. We engage in actions directed towards results. Powerful results matter to managers, organizations, employees, and customers. 2.  The buzz. MORE

Just a quick hat tip to three German companies that are blazing environmental and modern workforce trails for the rest of us: Siemens for opting out of the nuclear business , a brave decision that shows big companies can do the right thing. Deutsche Telekom for providing flexible working hours and supporting a family-friendly work environment. Volkswagon for turning off Blackberry email after hours to promote a better work life balance for employees. Well done, you! And Merry Christmas (or happy holidays) to everyone. MORE