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We awaken from our social media slumber but once a year to remind you of the glorious holiday that should (in our minds) be celebrated every, single, day.

Happy Employee Appreciation day from all of us at AMPT!

From all of us at AMPT (ya we're still here!)

Happy Employee Appreciation Day!

While we hope you all hear it loud and clear from your team as well, at least you'll hear it from the AMPT team too!

File this under "There are legitimate things to learn from Snapchat filters".

I learned about my own leadership biases from my daughters' Snapchat shenanigans [again] | AMPT EDITOR’S NOTE: This is not an article about the serious and potentially harmful biases that exist in the workplace. This is an article about nuanced and simplified biases and not one about workplace bias meant to harm. These types of biases are serious and need immediate action, if you or a co-wor...

"Most often times, leaders see the time to make a cultural change as a last ditch, hail mary type of effort. But what does this communicate to your team? For one, it teaches employees that you’ll exhaust every other avenue until you have to deal with what it’s like to actually “work there”."

We're sorry but real change takes time | AMPT Two years ago I was lucky enough to work with a client in healthcare as they underwent some semi-significant cultural changes. A regional hospital with over 500+ employees, a history that dated back to 1895, countless stories of doing good for patients and their families, and a laundry list of amazi...

It’s completely acceptable to post on a Thursday. So that’s what we’re gonna do.

Smile through the stress. It’s all going to pass. Happy Thursday friends!

Comfort zones foster a mindset of learned helplessness, making progress difficult. Learning, creating, growing, progressing only happen when you step outside your fortress and venture into the wilderness.

Genuine recognition shared on AMPT.

Meaningful. Authentic. Instant.

Stay strong, get after it, and have a great week! 👊🏼

Monday can be the most difficult day to find motivation to get s**t done. We have all been there. Best advice to start the work week: put together a strategy. Whether it be a to do list, prioritizing tasks, or scheduling times in your day to tackle certain projects. Checking boxes and crossing items off lists can be motivating and satisfying. End your Monday satisfied.

It’s a NEW week, which means it’s a NEW opportunity to refocus, set NEW goals, and plan out a course of action. At AMPT, when we reflect back to where we were two years ago, it’s truly amazing and exciting to see how much we have grown, learned, and changed. We may have come a long way but we aren’t done learning, growing, failing, succeeding, or changing. We are always asking ourselves, “How can we be better?” So we challenge you on this gloomy Monday afternoon (in Lincoln, NE anyway)- How can you be better? And what are you going to do to make it happen?

Read our latest blog post to find out why so many leaders fail to recognize their employees' accomplishments. https://bit.ly/2OSFAHK

HINT: You might be more focused on the negative than the positive.

Explained: Why Leaders Struggle to Recognize Employees for Good Work | AMPT The best ways to recognize your employees might be the easiest and this blog post focuses on the ways in which your team might be stopping short of building a recognition rich culture.