by David Shar | Dec 22, 2019 | Blog Post
Have you ever been “voluntold” to participate in a corporate volunteer initiative? This could be explicit or implicit? Maybe volunteer participation comes up in your annual review or maybe you just receive an email stating “We have pledged 10,000 volunteer hours this...
by David Shar | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog Post
I was an excited young restaurateur of a small ice cream franchise in Baltimore City. My obsession with meaningful work was already very present, and my employees and I were laser focused on our mission of making Baltimore a happier city, one customer interaction at a...
by David Shar | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog Post
Speaking to audiences across industries about meaningful work, I am often approached by people who insist that meaningful work makes sense for professionals like doctors and teachers but not for [insert underappreciated industry here]. There is some truth to this...
by David Shar | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog Post
Recently a LI connection of mine posted about a study that found that 80% of our thoughts are negative! The connection went on to talk about the importance of gratitude in overcoming this. Gratitude is important and there are a lot of real studies within Positive...
by David Shar | May 13, 2019 | Blog Post
I walked into the kennel at the back of the small vet clinic and found him, long beard, white lab coat, meticulously mopping the floor. I had heard the proverbial: “I wouldn’t ask you to do anything I wouldn’t do,” so many times before, but this was the first...
by David Shar | May 8, 2019 | Blog Post
I recently rebranded from Shar Seminars & Consulting to Illuminate Performance Management Consultants. A lot of people have asked me about the significance of the new name; the significance of “Illuminate.” I chose the new name in order to pay...
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