by WillBowen | May 20, 2014 | Business Productivity, Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World
After 5 principals and 7 school superintendents in less than a decade, can Southside Middle school, located in a bedroom community of Boston, be saved? Staff morale is extremely low and it is flowing downhill negatively impacting the children. In this film, directed...
by WillBowen | May 19, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World
Day 4! The “Hear no Evil, Speak No Evil and See no Evil” monkeys are known around the world. When I was a boy my mother gave me a statue of them; each covering either its ears, mouth or eyes. She explained it as a negative portrayal of people who choose to be naïve....
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World, Happiness
Monday morning at this time I’ll be out of recovery from shoulder surgery. I was going through my checklist and I’ve got everything I need: a top-notch surgeon, a woman who loves me and will nurse me back to health, a great assistant to handle everything...
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World
I’m now on Day 16 in my attempt to go 21 days in a row without complaining. This is my second time on Day 16. So, if I make it to tomorrow Complaint Free, I’ll be on Day 17 for the first time. Monday morning, I’m having surgery to repair both a torn rotator cuff and...
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World, Happiness
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Here’s a photo of me and my mom 35 years ago. (Yes, I did have hair at one point and a cheesy moustache to go with it.) In this photo, my would have been a little younger than I am now. After my mother died I found a newspaper...
by WillBowen | May 9, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World
So far, I’m on Day 13 in my attempt to go 21 consecutive days without complaining. One of the most common things people complain about is work. Some people are in jobs they hate and, as a result, rarely succeed. Others see their work as a mission. They LOVE what...
