Brain Teaser Point of View
Summary: Just like puzzles or brain teasers, by viewing people from a different view from out own can lead to good changes. I am a self-proclaimed puzzle or brain teaser addict. Luckily for me, my six year old has the same fascination. While working on a puzzle together and explaining he needed to look at […]
The Best of 2011
I may be a David Letterman wannabe…I thought a good way to send off 2011 was a recap of the most popular blog posts. Hope you agree, here they are!
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Summary: Get a true reflection of you leadership style by looking at your employees. Sometimes it is difficult to determine what our leadership style is and how it affect those around us. Are we motivating, creating a culture of sharing, allow for ideas, etc. To get a true reflection of your leadership style, there is […]
An Unexpected Point of View
Summary: While attending a workshop put on by Employment Security (unemployment office), I came to realize the misconceptions about the office. What misconceptions exist about us and our business. Last week I attended a workshop on protesting unemployment claims put on by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). When you have been in Human […]
Why should I care about leadership?
Summary: We are all good managers – we get things done. So why is leadership important? Let’s face it -we are all good managers. When it comes to a process, project, or reporting – we get it done. Getting the work completed, presentable and above satisfactory we are wonderful, fantastic even. So why should we […]
Clarification – the missing element of communication
Summary: While we are always working on our communication to ensure we are understood, many times an element that is missing is “clarification”. I was listening to a speaker the other day and was enthralled and delighted that he was talking about communication. His focus was on communication within the family and he mentioned something that many […]
Reform your micromanaging ways
Summary: Are you micromanaging your employees? If so, you are creating human robots. Reform your ways! Have you found yourself giving a person a job to do and then following up constantly? You know what I mean, at each step along the way you are asking questions or you go back to them and say […]
Is the weather affecting your business?
Summary: Is the weather affect your business, your employee productivity – you may not be able to change the weather but here are some ways to get passed it. Today it has been raining and for me that means I have a tendency to move a little slower. I know, not a good thing to […]
Do YOU have a job description?
Summary: As the business owner you need to have a job description in order to stay focused on your priorities and allow your employees to do their work. This may sound like a strange question. After all, you are the boss so you are responsible for everything – right? In the big picture you […]
Will they leave?
It’s the end of summer which for many of us means the end of the slower days of business. Labor Day also marks the end of a summer schedule, going back to school and business increasing.