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What We’re Learning Wednesday: Brand Ambassador
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0“Does the right things and the right things right.” -Jim Sullivan, Multiunit Leadership This month I am working through a book called Multiunit Leadership by Jim Sullivan. It’s a book written specifically for the regional manager position but has application for everyone from ownership to entry-level team members. What we’re learning this Wednesday is what Sullivan calls the brand ambassador. A brand ambassador is someone who buys wholeheartedly into the philosophy and culture of the company they work for and the brand they represent. When someone asks an owner or manager, “what kind of company are you?” they point to a…
Keep ReadingWhat We’re Learning Wednesday: The ONE Thing
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How do you have the time to do good, be better and have fun? You focus on only one thing at a time. This week’s What We’re Learning Wednesday is talking about just that as we break down Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan’s The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results. Keller and Papasan are authors and real estate entrepreneurs, with Keller being the founder and current Chairman of the Board for Keller Williams, the world’s largest real estate brokerage.* Being married to a commercial real estate agent, this book was quickly recommended to me by my…
Keep ReadingWhat We’re Learning Wednesday: It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work
4342“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 ReadingWhat We’re Learning Wednesday: Eat That Frog!
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We’re back with another What We’re Learning Wednesday! Continuing with the theme of deep, concentrated work and time management, today I’m sharing the most recent read from the top of my desk — Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog: 21 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time. Broken down into 21 easily-digestible chapters, Eat That Frog provides readers with techniques and concepts of time management from top producers in various industries. For its small size and funny title, this book truly does pack a punch, leaving you feeling like you learned tangible skills while still having…
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