You’ve been struggling for weeks to hire a new person. All the resumes you’ve seen and all the interviews you’ve sat through are mediocre at best… and that’s putting it nicely. No one has jumped out at you as a qualified candidate or good fit, and at this point, you’re tempted to force a fit. [...]
We are big advocates of promoting employee wellness, and research everywhere—like here, here, and here--indicates that healthy employees are better employees. And, not only that but promoting employee wellness should save you on employee health and safety costs. In fact, every dollar invested in health-related incentives should save you nearly $5 in things like workplace [...]
We work and work and work. And for what? To work some more? To say we’ve lived a life to work? To know we’ve worked as hard as we possibly could? And what’s the point? To earn money, right? To be successful, to say we’ve accomplished things professionally, and to make a larger impact in [...]
Not sure if you noticed but you’re not the only game in town. In fact, there are millions of businesses everywhere and probably many just like yours—offering the same services, same products and same solution—within a 50 mile radius. But, I’m sure you know this and you’re probably wondering why I’m stating the obvious. Well, [...]
Do you know the people working for you? This question goes above and beyond just their name and job title. Better put, do you know who they are? How many kids do they have? Do they have any hobbies? Where did they go to on vacation last week? Did you even notice they were gone? [...]
You could have the brain of Einstein and the creativity of Apple’s entire Product Management team and still not be successful. If you don’t have the right set of skills to maneuver through the chaos of simply doing business, your know-how of the industry won’t get you very far. Success requires a vast degree of [...]
Since day one, we’ve all been told to find that perfect balance between our work life and our personal life. Work really hard, but don’t you dare miss dinner. Be involved in your family’s activities 100% of the time, but don’t you even think about missing a deadline at work. Many people like to think [...]
Each member of your staff is motivated differently. Some may be encouraged by monetary gains, others by knowledge, and others by community service. Your job as a leader is to find out what specifically motivates each member of your team and ensure that those needs are met. We all know that. But what if in [...]
Don’t be fooled. Sometimes the worst thing you can possibly have is an employee who does everything they’re supposed to do. Sounds a little backwards, but hear me out. So, let’s say that you currently employ both Bob and Ron. They have the same title and work within the same department. Bob only does what [...]
If you were exasperated by the behavior in Part 1 of this Blog, you know as well as I do that you can’t ignore it. It’s not just going to go away. To give you a bit of perspective on this, let me show you a few things you didn’t know about what Bad Behavior [...]
