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"The enigma of arrival" (V. S. Naipaul) refers to that feeling you have when visiting a place where you've never been--even more enigmatic, if you are less-than-fluent with the language. You don't know the codes, the mores, or the secrets.
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Valutivity LLC loves Connecting with our community...in fact, it's one of our core values. That's why both Valutivity LLC and our sister company, The Consulting Arts, partner with organizations that match our core audience, like faith-based & education-oriented non-profits.
This month, we are sponsoring Mechanicsville Elementary's 4th Annual Mechanicsville Miler. The Miler is a super-fun race event for children and adults on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Mechanicsville Elementary. If you're interested in signing up, it's not too late! Sign up here on their Registration Form.
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Richmond: The Alumni Magazine's Fall 2012 included the following in its Class Connections on page 36. Thank you UR!
If you're interested, here is the program from Lubbock Christian University's 2012 Scholars' Colloquium.
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Sometimes change tastes just as bad for the change leader. This is a true personal flashback from May 2010.
Change management has meddled in my family life. That brings us to our current change crisis, one we change managers call “Desire.” After one is aware of a need to shift behavior, he or she needs to Desire the new end result, providing them the necessary impetus to change.
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Consider this a cautionary tale for savvy leaders and human resources executives considering incentives.
Once, I received a significant gift from the Fortune 200 company where I worked, to celebrate a key milestone in my performance. So far, so great! 
They sent me a celebratory letter, in a leatherette box, with a link to a website, where I was supposed to enter a code to receive a sizeable gift certificate. So far, so good… 
But the website didn’t exist. So far, so…what??! 
Read more: Leadership: Looking Gift Horses in the Mouth: Employee Goodwill or a Trojan Horse?
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