Do you have “Career” discussions?
Summary: Are you worn out by ineffective performance reviews? Try a career discussion. Be careful – there are 3 catches you need to be aware of. Every year we sit down with people and have a “performance review” where we are giving a piece a paper (or on-line survey) to complete on each person who […]
Remember your Manners, say Thank You
Summary: Growing up we were reminded to say “Thank You”. When it comes to the people around you that make you successful – when was the last time you said “Thank You”. A few easy ways to say “Thank You”. How many times growing up did you hear some version of “Remember your manner and […]
What does it mean to you?
Summary: What does culture mean to a business? Define it, work it, use it and celebrate it. It’s all good. A lot is said about culture – how to define it, do you need one and what does it mean to your business. To many businesses this sound like a “big business” idea and may […]
Is a Bad Apple spoiling your Bunch?
Summary: We have all experienced or have that one person who started out well and over time has become mediocre to awful. Worse yet, it has become contagious and spread to others. What do you do? We have all seen it, we have experienced it…and uh, oh…you have one. Now they didn’t start out this […]
Your Cast of Characters
Summary: Each person you work with has their own character. To be able to work with them you need to understand them. If you work with people around you, you have noticed that each one has it’s own personality. Some are easier to get along with than others. If you didn’t have to work with […]
The What and How of Saying It
Summary: The message to our people can get lost in the “how” of “what” we said. Don’t let this happen, here are a few tips to keep you on track. This is the dilemma we usually face isn’t it. We want to focus on the “what” of our communications and our people focus on the “how” of […]
Who are your “behind the scenes” people?
Summary: In the circus there are people dressed in all black who make the show doesn’t stop. In business we also have these “behind the scenes” people. Who are yours? How do you acknowledge their work? Each November we embark on our own family tradition of going to the circus. We have been doing this […]
The Suggestion Box is Dead
Summary: The Suggestion Box was once a way to solicit ideas from employees. Three ways to get people to contribute. Once a great way to get employee feedback about what could be done to improve the company has turned into another object collecting dust. I think it is safe to say the traditional Suggestion Box […]
Focus On Strengths
Summary: Want to get the most out of people? Focus on their strengths. When you lead a team of people, your main goal is to get them to succeed in their position and for the company. However at times we get caught up in the day-to-day and the tasks that need to be completed. While […]
3 Tips for Creating a Team with Remote Workers
Summary: Having a remote team in convenient however creating a team can be challenging. These three tips should get you on your way. Aahhh…the convenience of working with a remote team. They don’t need office space, they live near your clients/potential clients and no complaints about the commute! The difficult part is keeping in touch, […]