August 2019 Newsletter

From the desk of
Jim McKelvey

Thank you for opening this email, I trust it finds you doing well. It’s hard to believe we’re almost halfway through August and in a couple of weeks the kids will be going back to school. What happened to summer – how did it pass so quickly?

Thought for the Day

“The tragedy of a thoughtless man is not that he doesn't think, but that he thinks that he's thinking.”
~ Andrzej Majewski

Smile for the Day

If you can smile when things go wrong, you probably have someone in mind to blame.

“WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US.”

The animal characters Walt Kelly created for his classic newspaper comic strip Pogo were known for their seemingly simplistic, but slyly perceptive comments about the state of the world and politics.

None is more remembered than Pogo the possum’s quote in the poster Kelly designed to help promote environmental awareness and publicize the first annual observance of Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970: “WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US.”

So, what does this famous quote have to do with organizations today?

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Looking forward to hearing from you.

Interesting Articles

Why Are Workers Quitting Their Jobs in Record Numbers? - SHRM, December 2018

Study: 60 Percent of Workers Have Quit or Are Considering Quitting Right Now. Here’s the Simple Reason Why - By Marcel Schwantes in INC. – October 10, 2018

Why Are Your Employees Quitting? A Study Says it Comes Down to Any of These 6 Reasons - By Marcel Schwantes in INC

“Here's the No. 1 reason why employees quit their jobs” - By David Novak - Provided by CNBC LLC

Why Employees Quit: 20 Stats Employers Need to Know - By Marvin Russell in Medium - August 8, 2018

“Culture beats salary” - By Heather Nezich in SBAM

Want to Be a Great Manager? Research Says Do This, and Your People Will Be 3 Times as Likely to Be Engaged - By Melanie Curtin in INC.

Take care and enjoy the day!

Jim McKelvey

Great Lakes Profiles, Inc.

Human Capital – Getting It Right!

(248) 693-3328 Office

(248) 388-0697 Mobile

Jim@GreatLakesProfiles.com