Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Pic of the Day

Koh Samui, Thailand

America's Most-Visited Ski Resorts

When it’s time to hit the slopes, millions choose to schuss these mountains’ steeps, bowls, glades, and groomers. From July 2012 By Sarah L. Stewart Appeared as "" in T+L Magazine Twenty-five feet of featherlight powder, 300 annual days of sunshine, and world-class skiing facilities: is it any wonder that skiers flock there in winter? As ski season gets under way at about 500 areas across the country, Colorado resorts are prepping for an avalanche—of people, that is. America’s two most-visited ski resorts, No. 1 Vail Mountain and No. 2 Breckenridge Ski Resort, are found in the Colorado Rockies. Each averages more than 1.6 million annual visits, defined as one person visiting a resort for all or part of a given day. Nearby Keystone Resort also tops the 1 million mark. >> Full Article

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pic of the Day



One inviting hammock in Tahiti!

10 Leadership Resolutions to Make It a Very Good Year

By Jack and Suzy Welch
New Year resolutions -- who keeps them? Practically no one. But if you're a leader, be it of three people or 3,000, it's your flat-out responsibility to not just go into work every day and improvise around the latest crisis or email flurry or employee meltdown, but to go into work every day with a cohesive plan of action about how you're going to lead. Otherwise, why would anyone follow you, except that they simply have to? That's no good. So here's to 2014, and 10 resolutions to make it a very good year -- for you, and for the team you lead. 1) Get In Their Skin From the day you become a leader, your biggest role is to build trust, respect and support from your team. A mutual respect. As long as they deliver, you will support them and stand up for them in every way -- and they know it. It's a never-ending job and you can never slip up. >> Full Article

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