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  1. “Mom, tell me about the day I was born.”

    posted by Mary Nielsen in Miscellaneous with No Comments

    Apr 07

    “Mom, tell me about the day I was born.” Each of my sons loves to hear stories about his birth-day, or about when he was a baby, or about how my husband and I met, or about our wedding day.

    I find that the story of Maestro’s beginnings is fascinating to our customers, perhaps because some daydream of striking out as entrepreneurs, perhaps because they find themselves in the situation that our founder was once in. Like most innovations, the idea for Maestro eLearning had its genesis in one thought: There has to be a better way.

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  2. Take the time to be healthy - or have to take the time to be sick.

    posted by Mary Nielsen Employee Engagement with No Comments

    Mar 03

    In my crazy little world of working for a start-up, mothering 3 teenage dudes, maintaining a happy marriage, squeezing in workouts and time for friendships and service to my community, wellness is crucial. One of the aspects of Maestro that attracted me in the first place is our Wellness Works offering: 10 learning modules that teach the learner memorable lessons in maintaining health.

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  3. When good work happens to good people…

    posted by Mary Nielsen Employee Engagement with No Comments

    Feb 14

    What makes our clients want to do business with us over and over again? What makes others say things like, “Who wouldn’t love working with creative geniuses” and describe us as “… high-energy people excited to be creating great learning experiences?” Is work supposed to make us happy? As a human resources manager, I have asked employees, “Why are you working here? You seem so unhappy”. In past jobs I have asked myself, “Why are you working here? You seem so unhappy.”

    Invigorated. Confident. Challenged. Joyful. Connected. These are the words used to describe a fully engaged employee by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, “The Power of Full Engagement.” I certainly have no expectation of being invigorated and joyful every minute, since my job has elements I don’t find invigorating and joyous, but overall, I am living out those five adjectives at work. I am fully engaged. Why?

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