Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most of the year,and productivity goes down if they don't get abreak. From a corporate perspective, investment ingood vacation programs reduces workplace stressabsenteeism, health care costs, and accidents.Many employees, however, come back from vacationwith the half-joking remark about having to returnto... Read More
When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis you may not feel so good in a non-crisis environment. You may not shine so bright, perform so well, be quite so acclaimed. If crisis is how you satisfy your personal need to be needed, to feel accomplished, to be... Read More
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Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant, your practice may be doing reasonably well; you're charging $100-150 an hour. As an independent consultant, you're probably also doing everything from grinding the coffee to editing the umpteenth draft of your brochure.To understand where you spend your time, list... Read More
You Can't Do It All - Learning To DelegateThere is not a single management skill more critical to your personal and professional success as an entrepreneur than learning to delegate. But delegating successfully is much more than simply handing out assignments. It is more an exercise in understanding and accepting... Read More
You probably know this already, but there are generally held to be four main personality types, which I call: Extrovert, Amiable, Analytical and Pragmatic . Let's take a moment to consider each of them in the workplace. Extrovert: someone who probably has a messy desk; who leaves projects... Read More
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique when you needed to reprimand someone? Let me give you an example:"Fred, I'm really pleased with how you've been progressing since you joined us and you're doing a great job. However you're not getting your reports in on time and... Read More
The challenge of managing difficult managers can be rather daunting, especially when you inherit them! If they are your own born and bred, then hopefully they would have evolved into great managers!Experience shows that difficult managers are difficult because they are angry and frustrated about something or somebody (even themselves... Read More
How Companies Are Like FamiliesLike a family, a company is a group of people who have an ongoing relationship with one another. Companies have several things in common with families:1. Families have distinct ways of communicating and degrees of togetherness. For example:? Communication may be overt or covert.? Relationships tend... Read More
Positive versus Negative WorkplacesWe have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do anything. Let's take a look at the differences between... Read More
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Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part One)
Creativity and Innovation Management: The Creative State
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Workplace Ethics: Reaching the Highest Standard
What Your Employees Want You to Know (But You Might Be Afraid to Ask)
New Leadership For A New War
Keeping Team Meetings Vibrant
How to Save Money on Training
Quality Improvement is Free
Stopping The Brain Drain: How To Capture Key Business Knowledge Before It Walks Out The Door
Human Resources: The Misidentified Subject
Managing Employees Is A Little Like Herding Cats
Business Fails When We Do Not Talk
The Three-Dimensional Communication System
The Silent Assassin - What to Do When They Visit You?
What to do When You receive a Bad Check
Managing After Downsizing
Factoring Financing: How to Grow Your Business Without Debt or Loans
Motor Vehicle Policy and Your Employee Risks
Tap Employee Passion For Business Success
Pricing Strategy for Retail Flower Shops
Organizational Culture, Creativity, Innovation
Eliminate Performance Anxiety Forever
Innovation Management ? Time to Market or Time to Success?
Don?t Get Down ? Manage Up!
The DNA of Motivation
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