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The Enneagram & Work: Why Self-Awareness Matters
When I took over as the Director of Marketing for Breakout seven months ago, I immediately sought out knowledge in all forms regarding leadership and management. Leading a healthy, happy, effective team was new territory for me. But leadership concepts are about a dime a dozen these days. There are endless books, podcasts, lectures, TED talks, etc. available in the market to learn from. The volume can be overwhelming. Where do you start? Which principle is most important? Is there something I’m missing that’s going to screw my team up? These were all honest questions and the information out…
Keep ReadingMustaches and Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We’re back with another Thanksgiving Edition of the Orange Perspective. This time, Colin explains why he has a mustache, and once again we’re hearing from people (and non-people) at the warehouse about what they are (and aren’t?) thankful for. Let Colin know what you think about his mustache in the comments below, as well as what you’re thankful for. For more information on Movember, click here. [youtube v=”0SNriUS_-Co”]
Keep ReadingWhat We’re Learning Wednesday: It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work
“Our goal: No goals” -Jason Fried, Basecamp Co-Founder Happy Thanksgiving Eve to you, OP nation! I am excited to talk about a book I listened to this past weekend in this week’s What We’re Learning Wednesday. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Adam O’Donnell and I am the Operations Director for Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen and I am pumped about joining the OP blog team. The book up for review today is called It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeir Hansson, the founders of Basecamp. One of the…
Keep ReadingGiving Thanks: The Two Parts of Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving week, OP Nation! In the heart of thankfulness and gratitude, I want to encourage you to take time this week as you head into the holiday to be intentional about expressing your gratitude for those around you. As I’m reflecting on what this looks like in my own life, I believe that there are two parts to thankfulness. First, taking inventory of who and what you are thankful for. Far too often we speed along in the busyness of our days without slowing down long enough to take in our surroundings and do an audit on our…
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