Posts by Teresa
The Root of Core Values
Clear and agreed-upon core values provide guidelines for decision-making, conflict resolution, team engagement, and individual behavior. The origin of our values resonates with the personal values of every single team member and they support the over-arching purpose (mission) of the company Have you ever thought about working for our company or doing business with us? …
Read MoreBrand Fan
Brand loyalty is the level of faithfulness to which a consumer continuously buys the same brand within a product category. During my grocery shopping trip this week, I realized there are products that I am passionately attached to…Quaker Oats, Jiffy Peanut Butter, Horizon Milk among others. I will not purchase Great Value milk but I…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance. Trick or Treat? (hint: trick)
MYTH #1 Drop activities that Zap your energy. All time favorite. It’s on every work-life balance list every published. Where do we start? Let’s eliminate the demanding kids, the unending laundry, the lousy husband, and the unappreciative boss. MYTH #2 Exercise. Why didn’t I think of that one? Alarm is set for 4am. MYTH #3 Take…
Read MoreMs. CEO: The Face of Transparency
Women CEO’s have a way of “keeping it real.” They say what they do and do what they say. Their convictions are carried outside the office to their everyday lives. Their principles are the value systems of their companies. They have one Facebook account. They are transparent. What you see is what you get! …
Read MoreCuts for Kids
Clary Sage College and Oklahoma Technical College will provide area students free haircuts August 8-9 and 15-16. Teresa Knox, the charismatic founder and CEO of Community Care College, Clary Sage College, and Oklahoma Technical College. August 2012 By Tara Waugh Backpacks – check. New clothes and uniforms – check. Paper and pencils – check. These…
Read MoreGold Medal Leader
An insatiable curiosity allows Leaders to explore the source of opportunities as well as the source of problems. This guarantees that a winning leader will develop an insane number of opportunities for the company while solving the source of revenue-killing problems. What else makes up a winning leader? In my 20+ years of working with a wide…
Read MoreKeep the Change
Life-changing events happen to all of us. Important events that change the course of life from that day forward. The ones we choose are usually exhilarating and filled with anticipation: a new job, enrolling in college, graduating from college, a wedding, a promotion, a baby, a move, a hot date, or tackling a new goal…
Read MoreThe Front Porch by Dr. Steve Greene
We will all miss Mayberry. The passing of Andy Griffith this week, closed a chapter in America that will only live now in our memories. Many of us proudly claim we have watched every episode of the Andy Griffith Show and would be happy to do so again. And again. Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, Opie,…
Read More2 Reasons for Professional Failure
1. NO PERSONAL BRAND: Make sure you have established your personal brand and have learned to leverage it across all mediums and platforms. Don’t worry about success, but rather becoming a person of VALUE. You have to do everything you can to insure your personal brand stays strong. Erosion of your positive brand in the…
Read MoreThe X Factor
I enjoy reading articles and blog posts about the Y generation, the Millennials. I mean….they are the fastest growing segment in today’s workforce. It is no different in my own company; therefore, I should keep up with progressive Millennial psychology. How to recruit them, how to retain them, how to keep them happy and engaged. …
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