Saying Goodbye is the Hardest
Summary: People will leave a business for many reasons. How you handle their departure can give you insight and keep you reputation. People leave a business for many reasons. Promotion, better salary, flexible work hours, to work closer to home or its just not working out. Regardless of the reason when someone leave it can be […]
Has it gotten complicated?
Summary: While expanding our business we have created processes, each person adds their input as to how it needs to be done and now it’s complicated. Review the process and simplify. Have you noticed it is taking longer to get things done? Does it seem that when your business was smaller, it didn’t take as […]
Where do you eat lunch?
Summary: Get to know your employees casually over a meal in the lunchroom and be a “regular person” who employees can approach. No, I’m not looking for restaurant suggestions. Actually I would like to recommend a great place to you! The best part is that it is close by (no matter where you live or […]
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 […]
What do employees expect from you?
There are many books about leadership and managing people – former/current leaders are always willing to share their thoughts on what made them best. While each has their own philosophy, style, and passion – it all comes down to three things.
The “How” of Employee Counselling
The past several weeks we have been talking about Employee Counselling – when to do it and why. What hasn’t been discussed is the “how”. In reality when you think about it, the “how” is really what can trip people up.
Does it really matter?
In a conversation last week I was asked “Does having good employees really made a difference?” Instead of answering directly, I asked a few questions instead. Follow along to see if you agree with me.
Intuition and Business
The Harvard Business Review had a great article on intuition: Intuition Isn’t Just about Trusting your Gut. The blog post referrs to a couple Fortune 500 leaders and their decision making process. And after the feedback I received from my last blog post about intuition, I thought it would be a good idea to dig into […]
Oops…they did it again
Previously on this blog…we looked at the habits of managers and leaders in an organization. Those little habits that will drive your employees and co-workers insane. In an effort to be unbiased, we are turning the tables on the employees. A brief look at some of their habits that make you wonder about the sanity […]
Leadership Lessons from Parenting
As the parent to two young boys (five and three), I can not help to notice the lessons I teach to my sons apply to leadership. Tell me if any of these sound familiar “use your words to tell him what you want”, “you have to work together”, “answer my question”. If you are a […]