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About Thomas Arthur

Thomas is an Independent Consultant with ThinkPlanLaunch. He is a Certified Professional Behaviors Analyst (CPBA) and an experienced startup company founder. He holds a B.S. in Pharmacological Chemistry from the University of California at San Diego.
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19 09, 2016

The Importance of Appreciation and How to Show it in your Organization

By |2016-11-27T02:47:52-06:00September 19th, 2016|Categories: EQ (Emotional Intelligence), Executive Coaching, Team Building|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

One of the most common complaints that employees make is the feeling of being under-appreciated. To elaborate on this, employees feel like their collective efforts to better the business either go unnoticed, unacknowledged, or ignored completely. This becomes a prickly thorn to many who expect some kind of positive feedback for their service to the [...]

29 06, 2016

Prioritize then prioritize again for your team

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00June 29th, 2016|Categories: Executive Coaching, Team Building|0 Comments

Setting priorities is important not just for yourself, but for your team and individuals in that team. It is often said that by pleasing everyone, you please no one. I'll get into that later. For now, consider the importance of prioritization when it comes to running an efficient team. While the perfect organization can achieve [...]

20 06, 2016

Increase Your Chances of Getting a Raise

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: EQ (Emotional Intelligence), Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Management|0 Comments

Getting an occasional raise should be a natural part of anyone's job and there should be no reason why it wouldn't be acceptable to ask for one (unless you really don't deserve it). The facts for you, the employee, are: Inflation decreases your purchasing power when your salary doesn't keep up with it Rising costs [...]

13 06, 2016

Effective Communication Between Departments in the Office

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00June 13th, 2016|Categories: Team Building|0 Comments

It goes without saying that communication contributes to many problems in the office. In fact, on paper, it is possible to plan and forecast almost every process or project down to the minute details. Whether it’s simple or complex, a plan will help lead to success. However, one thing that constantly gets in the way of [...]

6 06, 2016

The Future HR Managers Need to Prepare For

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Planning & Execution|Tags: , |0 Comments

The future will bring great change Employment as we know it will radically change in the coming decades. The future of work will be defined by the implementation of today's technology for tomorrow. Computer-driven automation and machine learning (artificial intelligence) will power a lot of the work tasks of the future. A good number of employees [...]

15 05, 2016

Digital Workforce Automation

By |2016-05-15T02:54:56-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Executive Coaching, Sales & Marketing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Digital workforce automation has reached new heights. A decade ago, the nature of software in business was quite different. Most software applications were installed locally on computers. The platforms used were limited to a selection provided by a small number of really big tech companies. The software provided was often difficult to learn and maintain. [...]

9 05, 2016

Anger in the office

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00May 9th, 2016|Categories: Team Building|0 Comments

Anger is a powerful emotion that can cause trouble in the office. It can happen anywhere, anytime, and by anyone including yourself. In this article we will look into anger problems which can arise in the office, it's causes, and some solutions. Anger is natural The first step to dealing with anger in the office [...]