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By Pat HeydlauffFeb 23, 20121 topic

Gain the Ultimate Competitive Edge: Create a Business Soul

Walt Disney knew exactly what soul was in his organization. It was the feeling of happiness and the joy of the Disney magic whether created in movies, theme parks, customer service or products. Those feelings were at the core existence or soul of the organization. Everything Disney does is designed to provide joy in the hearts and souls of everyone who shares the Disney experience. A soulless corporation was defined by Roland Marchand in his book, Creating the Corporate Soul

Primary topic: Leadership

1,432 views

By Pat HeydlauffMay 11, 20151 topic

Employee Recognition Creates Positive Workplace Communities

Engaging employees requires more than directing them in what to do; they also need to receive credit for their accomplishments. Such recognition helps to improve the employee experience according to Ventana Research: Five Reasons to Use Social Recognition in Business, 2014. The research states that recognition of employees has many more benefits than simply motivation. The recognition contributed to creating a positive employee culture where they feel: • Encouraged to perfo

Primary topic: Leadership

1,424 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Create Positive Energy When Remodeling

Are you contemplating or in various stages of remodeling, restoring or refurbishing your home? Would you like to remodel but find just the thought of it is overwhelming? Are there specific things you wish to accomplish besides laying new flooring and new counter tops such as creating a balanced flow of positive energy throughout so no room collects stagnant energy?

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,422 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui and Fine Art Help to Create Good Fortune

Do Fine Art, Feng Shui and Good Fortune have anything in common besides the letter F? Absolutely, they are all about creating energy in your surroundings; energy that can make you happy or sad, be uplifting or depressing and be supportive or obstructive.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,421 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Improve Creativity and Self Expression

Whether you are trying to create a peace filled home for you and your family or become the next Monet or Tom Clancy, you need to surround yourself with a great deal of positive creative energy. Self expression requires plenty of desire, focus and supportive energy. Self expression is truly the greatest outlet each of us has for releasing the tensions of the day, stress of the world around us, plus nurtures your heart and soul.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,421 views

By Pat HeydlauffMar 21, 20181 topic

Use Silence as a Leadership Strategy

Use Silence as a Leadership Strategy Silence, yes, silence, is a powerful leadership tool. There are many adages about silence such as “he who speaks first loses,” or “silence is golden” which comes from a longer phrase “speech is silver, silence is golden,” placing a much greater value on silence, not just the spoken word. Recent research by New York University’s Ste School of Business Department of Management and Organizational Behavior shows that the workforce is remaining

Primary topic: Leadership

1,417 views

By Pat HeydlauffApr 23, 20121 topic

Knowledge Applied is Leadership

There is a new breed of leadership surfacing in organizations. According to an article on informationmanagement.com by Stacie Capshaw and Thomas M. Kuolopolous, this new breed, “knowledge leaders” is evolving. It no longer fits into the nice square organizational chart boxes used since the fifteenth century. Citing a multi-client study by the Delphi Group, they indicated that knowledge leaders from diverse organizations exhibited similar qualifications, most notably: • A hy

Primary topic: Change Management

Change Management

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By Pat HeydlauffMay 10, 20161 topic

Management Accountability - The Secret Ingredient to Employee Performance

According to the report, Global Human Capital Trends 2015 by Deloitte University, global organizations today must navigate a “new world of work” – one that requires a dramatic change in strategies for leadership, talent and human resources. The research went on to state that when comparing their results to last year’s, they found that the capability gap in organizational management and the workforce increased in magnitude, suggesting an accelerating economy; and rapid change

Primary topic: Leadership

1,413 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

De-stress...use the Feng Shui Approach

The things that lead to stress in your life can be wide ranging and often vary as much as individuals vary. The one stressor that seems to be a common denominator in many lives is clutter and the chaos it causes. Clutter, when it is everywhere in your home or office, prevents the home from ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,409 views

By Pat HeydlauffFeb 5, 20141 topic

Room Dynamics Fuel Success

Although it was a beautiful sunny spring day outside, there was a dark cloud hanging over atto ey Steve and his office reflected it. Steve was the managing partner of a multiple-city law firm spread across the state. He complained about how unfocused, distracted and disorganized he felt. He was worried that the firm wasn’t going to grow and make money on his watch. Steve was also conce ed that he was not as efficient and productive as he should be which left him feeling ineff

Primary topic: Leadership

1,404 views

By Pat HeydlauffSep 4, 20141 topic

Leaders Lead and Appreciate Employees to Create Success

“A paycheck is what an employee lives on. Recognition and appreciation is what they live for,” according to Mac Anderson, the founder of Successories and Simple Truths. Recognition is fast becoming the buzzword of today’s modern workplace. Does your leadership roadmap include scheduled rest stops along the way to express appreciation and recognize accomplishment? According to Aberdeen’s 2013 employee engagement survey, “Sixty-seven percent of ‘Best-in-Class’ organizations ha

Primary topic: Leadership

1,394 views

By Pat HeydlauffMay 7, 20121 topic

Inspire Encore-Worthy Performances from Your Team

Experiencing Yanni live in concert is an incredible journey of musical magic through sound, showmanship and his dynamic persona. It is also a masterful journey of visibly obvious leadership. Yanni is not only a genius composer but is also an engaging, enabling and empowering leader. Usually leadership is recognized as a necessity in the corporate world and politics – not music. But Yanni not only brings the music he hears in his head to life but empowers each of the musician

Primary topic: Leadership

1,385 views

By Pat HeydlauffJun 29, 20111 topic

Engagement – Connecting Focus, Productivity and Profitability

Engagement is all about focusing the power of leadership and the workforce on the productivity and profitability of your organization. This holds true for profit centered organizations and non-profit membership driven associations. An engaged focused workforce is key to a successful business roadmap for sustainable productivity and profitability. There is a next generation for creating the engaged workforce. Call it Engagement 3.0 or Harness the Energy, the engaged workforce

Primary topic: Productivity

1,381 views

By Pat HeydlauffJan 28, 20121 topic

Are You Working Without a Target?

According to Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, “Great leaders are great communicators. It’s not a matter of memorizing and repeating the right words, but of developing the ability to speak directly to other people’s spirits.” He believes that money does not go to businesses with the best products or services but rather it flows to ones with the best leaders. He went on to say, “When I find a business that is struggling financially, it is often because the leader

Primary topic: Leadership

1,373 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui Tips to Create a Better Tomorrow

Does life feel difficult? Are you feeling less productive than usual? Do you wish you could increase your prosperity and wealth? The solution is found in the lifestyle principles of Feng Shui. Its principles are neither a bandage nor quick fix but rather a basic system of order that creates a flow of natural energy throughout your surroundings and within your body. Much like your body needs water, nourishment and exercise to function properly; your surroundings also require attention so that you may prosper, be more productive and create a better tomorrow.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,371 views

By Pat HeydlauffMar 28, 20121 topic

Unleash Focus – Improve Productivity, Performance and Profitability

Are you dealing with more regulation, a reduced workforce and a shrinking budget leaving your organization with decreased productivity, mediocre performance and waning profitability? Are you hoping to push a button that will delete all old programming and thinking and magically upgrade your systems and workforce? This may not be the quite magic button you are hoping for but there is an answer – focus. By unleashing the focus of your workforce you can increase their engagemen

Primary topic: Productivity

1,367 views

By Pat HeydlauffFeb 21, 20121 topic

A Business with a Soul Inspires and Motivates Its Workforce

Some businesses are born out of ideology and conviction. Others spring up out of necessity, to fill a void or meet a burgeoning need. Then there are those born out of innovation with a vision for the greater good that have soul – companies like Apple, Disney and Ford. • Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple wanted to produce products so imaginative and appealing that people didn’t even know they wanted them until Apple released them, not just another computer. • Walt Disney, foun

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

1,353 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feeling Out of Balance? Create Balance With Feng Shui

Are you feeling out of balance, facing piles of unfinished projects, mounting financial indebtedness, or experiencing wellness issues that just won’t go away? If what you are doing to remedy these problems isn’t working, use Feng Shui principles to find balance and create new energy to attract good fortune.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,353 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Will The World Find Peace?

Peace in our lives and our world is very important to all of us. Many of us were born after World War II so we do not fully understand how it affects us to be constantly threatened, always on the alert for something strange in our surroundings or whether our children will be safe. This uncertainty plus the election cycle we just finished has left many of us fatigued, overly stressed and just plain worn out.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,345 views

By Pat HeydlauffAug 30, 20121 topic

Make Room for Innovation - Discard Old Systems

Are organizational boxes keeping you imprisoned in the “we’ve always done it this way” mode? Are you finding it impossible to rapidly adapt to change within existing bureaucratic confines? The workforce that begins in confining boxes stays confined and cannot work to its highest potential. Workers cannot become fully engaged, maximize productivity or work at peak performance because they are always bumping into barriers that prevent forward movement. Nor can they cope with c

Primary topic: Leadership

1,336 views

By Pat HeydlauffJul 31, 20161 topic

Reinvent Balance to Improve Employee Well-being

Does the concept of work/life balance make you cringe? Do you envision the scales of justice meeting out the exact amount of minutes you should perform work duties, spend time on social media and engage in personal life activities? Is there is a solution? Nobody seems to get the fact that it is all about your life. One size doesn’t fit all — balance for one may be a disaster for another. Yet everyone seems to preach about how important work/life balance is and insist that yo

Primary topic: Empowerment

1,331 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

The Secrets of Feng Shui

Is there a Feng Shui, Chocolate Killer Cake, and Hot Red Sports Car Connection? Does it feel like you are out of sync with the world or the world is out of sync with you? Are you beginning to question whether tomorrow will ever be better? Do questions like this haunt you every time another negative event happens in your life or you have the same negative issue crop up to face for the fourth time in a row? Why do some people snap back to full energy when facing issue after issue having the energy of a hot red sports car while others seem to get further buried in the mire victim-ology?

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,329 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Create Patios for "Downtime"

No matter where you live, summer, patio living and relaxation all require energy that provides peace, quiet and the opportunity to rest, read a book and step out of the fast lane. Life changes for many of you when summer arrives. The children are out of school so there are fewer scheduling conflicts. Shopping and running errands take less time because they can be run at times when fewer people are at the store so more time is gratefully spent on your patios, around your pools and in your sunrooms.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,328 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui, The Original Green Lifestyle

Renewable or sustainable energy, climate change and environmental pollution are in the headlines daily. Are you considering a shift to a greener lifestyle and making changes in your home to bring it into more harmony with the environment? Is it time to take action on your thoughts? Should ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,314 views

By Pat HeydlauffJan 21, 20131 topic

Real Leaders Prioritize, Nurture and Recharge

Nothing improves by accident. Being a real or Intentional leader is making a conscious choice to transform the way you think. It isn’t just about creating balance but about changing your perspective about the way your approach your personal life and professional life. It’s about how you approach your responsibilities as a leader. It’s about how you use your resources of time, physical endurance and connectivity. A recent study by Leslie Perlow, researcher and author of Sleep

Primary topic: Learning

1,304 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Can You Feng Shui the Outdoors

With summer arriving, a lot of us turn our thoughts to the wonderful outdoors. We enjoy the flowering trees and plants, longer days and the warmth of the sunshine. I often get asked, “can we use Feng Shui energy techniques outside as well as inside?” “Are there specific colors for flowers we should plant to make are yard more peaceful, more energetic or more natural?” “What about our patio; are there things we can do to make it cooler in the hot summer yet still inviting to all who enter?”

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,301 views

By Pat HeydlauffSep 30, 20151 topic

Fuel Focus to Move Beyond Engagement

Time is your most valuable asset. How you use it and what you focus on determines the quality of your performance and effectiveness. What is your workforce focusing on – they are always focusing on something, but is it what you want them to do? Fueling focus is perhaps your most important workforce engagement strategy. Energy, time and money are expended whether they are focused on the results you want or not. Is your workforce using their mental, emotional and spiritual ene

Primary topic: Leadership

1,288 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

The Golden Age of Leadership – Where are You?

As a decision maker and influence leader, do you stop to think about how you lead and what age you and your business operate under? Does the philosophy of that age influence your decisions when it comes to maximizing productivity and profitability in the 21st Century? Today, leadership and team members are charged with doing more with less, while increasing efficiencies and productivity. History can no longer be a guide to future results. Old norms do not exist anymore.

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,285 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Is Your Closet on "Overload?"

Is your closet out of control? Do you still have clothes you wore to your daughter’srnwedding or your son’s college graduation; or perhaps your own wedding or graduation? Is your closet bursting at the seams and trying to get your attention by hanging rods falling (clothes and all) or your sweaters tumbling off the shelves regularly. Do you hate entering your closet to look for something to wear and think “I have so much stuff in myrncloset but have nothing to wear”? Even worse, do you have clothes stashed not only inrnyour bedroom closet but in several other closets throughout the house?r

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,281 views

By Pat HeydlauffJun 27, 20161 topic

Everyone Needs Employees Like Dan

In our country, workforce engagement is at 30 percent, those not engaged is at 52 percent, and actively disengaged is at 18 percent (Gallup, 2012). Creating a multi-dimensional focused workforce environment is key to increasing engagement, buy-in and performance — for both employees and the company itself. Employee engagement can often make or break a company’s reputation and sustainability. Recently I experienced firsthand an incredibly good example of a fully engaged emplo

Primary topic: Empowerment

1,268 views

By Pat HeydlauffNov 4, 20111 topic

How to Focus in an ADD World

For sustainability in a complex ADD world, the key is focused engagement. What the business community knows today is that old ways are not sustainable and you can no longer execute without engagement. However, a strategic business advantage comes from knowing there is a flow to the focus of engagement. Focus is like water, it flows where it is easiest to flow and as leadership, you take advantage of its flow or you don't. The flow is already in your workplace and within your

Primary topic: Empowerment

1,258 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Reenergizing Yourself Restores Productivity And Prosperity

Imagine your world where things go right 90% of the time. Imagine ending each day with time left over just for you. Imagine a better tomorrow without stress – filled with productivity and prosperity. An independent business person that works out of her home office and is the top sales ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

s Feng Shui Good for Children?

Can Feng Shui be used to encourage children to study and follow the family rules? Does Feng Shui work in the nursery? Will using Feng Shui to balance the home make a difference in your child’s life? Simply put, does it work just as well for children as adults?

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui Safety for the Holidays

Even though most of the emphasis during the holiday season is on things like shopping, baking, gift giving and entertaining friends and family, care and thought needs to be given to make sure the holidays are also filled with positive safe energy. You may wonder, “just what is positive safe energy and what does it have to do with the holidays?” Or, “is safe energy during the holidays any different than it would be any other time of the year?”

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,224 views

By Pat HeydlauffJan 22, 20121 topic

The Engaged Workforce: Who is Responsible?

Walt Disney once said, “Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” He understood perfectly whose responsibility engagement was – it was his. He was a hands-on leader, personally involved and engaged with his workforce. Engagement is a leadership necessity. Once hired, it is leadership’s responsibility not Human Resource’s to keep employees engaged. When the leader of an organization is not en

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Three Steps for Getting Motivated

When the financial markets are down, housing sales are less than desirable and the norm seems to be chaos, one of the hardest things for a person to do is motivate yourself. It doesn’t matter what it is you are working on or need to get done; you just can’t seem to get started. Do ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui Ideas to Celebrate Valentines

Would unusual and unexpected “gifts from the heart” that keep on giving for months, not just a day, be the solution to your Valentine’s Day gift giving? Wouldn’t it be great if you could keep that Valentine’s Day joy and energy in your relationship long after February 14th passes?

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

An Ancient Concept – A 21st Century Way of Life

It’s an ancient Chinese philosophy. But it works today as well as it did 3,000 years ago. In fact, in this chaotic, instant-messaging, frantic world searching for hope, progress and positive change, the principles of Feng Shui probably have more relevance than ever. Feng Shui is a name given to a particular lifestyle which began in Ancient China that leads to balance, harmony and well-being in your life. Feng Shui however is not a religion, a cult or a band-aid. A modern day name would be Energy Cultivation - the use

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffSep 5, 20121 topic

Hit the Ground Running…or Not

Do you hit the ground running in the morning and never stop until you drop back into bed exhausted at the day’s end? Does your view of peak performance begin the moment you get into your car, set foot in your office, or have that first sip of coffee? If yes, you are missing the two most important things you need to do to set the tone for a successful day: what you hear and what you do during the first few minutes of your day. The first thoughts you hear in your head, the fir

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By Pat HeydlauffJan 23, 20181 topic

Integrity – the Leadership Gap betwee Excellence and Mediocrity

“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy,” according to Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Integrity is defined as soundness of moral principle and character; ethical, uprightness, honor and honesty – strong convict

Primary topic: Leadership

1,162 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Take Control of Your Life; Take Control of Your Future

Does nothing seem to be going your way? Will you ever get past those incessant nagging doubts that keep lingering in your mind holding you back? What do you do when you run into a “brick wall?”n n These are questions millions have faced on too regular of a basis as was the case for ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffMay 16, 20181 topic

Logic and Vision Aren't Enough to Achieve

Logic and vision aren’t enough; you need passion and ambition to be a great leader according to Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. His mother, Estee Lauder had passion and ambition. She took risks and her philosophy on life was “beauty is an attitude, there is no secret.” She was a woman with a mission, single-minded in the pursuit of her dream and believed that new generations want to buy their own brands ... they don't necessarily want to

Primary topic: Empowerment

1,153 views

By Pat HeydlauffAug 22, 20181 topic

Create a Goal Oriented Office

Have you ever walked into your office whether at work or at home and thought, “why can’t I get anything done in here?” If you work outside of the home, do you ever wonder, “is everyone here playing on the same company team?” Do you sometimes question, “is there something I can do in my cubicle, office or home work space to motivate me, keep me focused and productive?” These are common questions asked by employees in the corporate and professional world as well as the home of

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Thanks Giving Overcomes Doom and Gloom: Create an Attitude of Gratitude

With the right kind of attitude, anyone can overcome worry and stress, even during the chaos of the holiday season. If you are feeling blue this holiday season, it’s easy to see why – tune into any news station, or read any newspaper or Internet outlet and nearly every story seems like more bad ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,144 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

5 Ways to Remain a Company Asset Using Feng Shui Principles

Are you an asset or a liability to the survival of your company during this economic downtu ? No matter who you are or what your job description is, you’ve probably thought “Am I the next to go?” You don’t have to be so worried about losing your job, if you flip your thinking. “Think ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,143 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Isn't Feng Shui Just About Placement?

Feng Shui is thought to be three to four thousand years old, originating in Ancient China. It is based on specific principles of living in harmony with your environment and your environment being in harmony with you so your life can be balanced, abundant and joyful. Out of those simple ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Olympic Opening based on Feng Shui Principles

The spectacular Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics were laid on a foundation of Feng Shui principles. Everything from the date and the location of the venue to the exact time of the opening and the torch lighting ceremony were based on a combination of principles from the Form and ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Feng Shui Your Life to Help You Find Mr./Ms. Right

Whether you have already found Mr./Ms. Right or are looking in earnest, Feng Shui will make a positive difference with existing relationships or finding the Right relationship. How often have you, your friends or your children said “I just can’t seem to find the right person to settle down ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

1,113 views

By Pat HeydlauffSep 27, 20171 topic

Poor Management Dramatically Reduces Engagement

Poor management dramatically reduces engagement but the nouveau “no management” philosophy, known as holacracy, destroys engagement. Zappos may have discovered that employees need managers after all, according to writers, J. Brandon Rigoni and Bailey Nelson at the Gallup Business journal, (February, 2016). The online shoe and clothing retailer's holacracy management system doesn't appear to be working. According to a recent New York Times article, (January, 2016), Zappos con

Primary topic: Empowerment

1,104 views

By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

Fill Your Relationships with Romance, Respect and Rapport

Whether you are just beginning a new life together, have celebrated your 35th Anniversary or are still looking for your significant other, Feng Shui will help you create the foundation for a joy filled relationship. For young couples starting new homes, and those who’ve been married for years, ...

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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