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Four Qualities of a Great Employee

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At Astonish Results we look for a few vital qualities in our employees: -          Teachability -          Positive attitude -          Ability to communicate and interact with others -          Proactive The older I get the more I realize that the ability to communicate your point of view and cooperate with others is probably THE most important characteristic of a solid employee. Couple that with teachability – the ability to learn and absorb knowledge and positive attitude – and you’ve got yourself Read more [...]

Astonish Results 2011 Annual Company Meeting Insights

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At Astonish we have a yearly company meeting. Our meeting is today and I thought I would write about one of the major points I’m going to share with our company. It’s called the “right things” model. I first heard about this concept for Vern Harnish’s book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits. The model goes like this, in order for a company to accomplish its mission it needs to have the following components. The Right People This is a no-brainer and obvious point. You must have the right people in your company if you want to succeed. Unfortunately, I see that all too often, this is NOT the case. Company leadership cannot make the tough call to let the wrong people Read more [...]