Employee Engagement Strategies for 2017
A new year in business is usually kicked off with some new initiatives, goals, or resolutions. You probably have already complied your business plan for the year and have started working on it. Wonderful! Does your plan include employee engagement? Employee Engagement is about having people emotionally committed to the company and its goals. The […]
Find the Calm When They Leave
We have all had it happen. We have that great employee, the one who does a great job, communicates, and the everyone enjoys working with. Then one day they come into your office for a “chat”. What you thought would be a quick discussion on the latest project or what happened in the sporting world […]
Recruiting Lesson from the Cubs
Here in Chicago Cubs Fever is at full pitch. Â Yes, it has been 108 years since the Cubs have made it to a World Series and it’s probably been that long since Cub fans (me included) have been saying “There’s always next year.” Â This year looks like the year, that sounds a little hesitant as […]
What’s the Real Problem?
I have a tendency to mix up sayings or get them backwards. I’m talking about things like “An apple a day will keep the doctor away” or “Measure twice and cut once”. Â I like to use them to make a point or to give an example, so you would think I could actually remember them. […]
Be Myself, He Said
I’m sitting in a workshop about marketing at a hotel by the airport. It took me longer to get here than expected thanks to the rain. Why do people drive so slow in the rain? It’s very frustrating. Anways, Dave, the gentleman giving the presentation, tells us to be ourselves when we write, we need […]
Pokemon Go lessons to improve your Employee Relations
No, this isn’t about your people taking a long lunch to find and capture Pokemon’s and the drain on productivity. This is about the evolution of Pokemon and how it compare to the evolution of employee relations. Pokemon started in 1996 as a video game, then trading cards, a tv series, graphic novels and now […]
Do you understand your employee mindset? Find out now.
When it comes to running your business through your people, you need to understand your mindset towards your employees. This is the starting point on how you lead your team or maybe in starting to change your behaviors to better match what is needed. Only you can decide where you are. Usually I give you helpful […]
People Will Come and Go
It’s a fact, people will come and go in your business. Some will stay a long time and others seem to be gone before you know it. All companies experience turnover – a change of employees. The question becomes, is it too much or too litlle? I know you are thinking “too little, no such […]
Does your company resemble the TSA?
Lots has said in the news about the TSA backlog at the major airports. Living in Chicago and when I fly it’s out of O’Hare – long TSA lines are the norm. The long lines have never caused us to miss a flight although it’s happening to many people right now. Where did it take […]
Lack of Respect and Kindness
Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying. If you are like me, when you hear these words you cringe. Currently here in Illinois only two of these are against the law the other is not. Regardless, the reason it makes me cringe is not because the law. It has to do with respect and kindness. This has […]