There are now an estimated 40 million #Companies & Small Businesses using #Facebook to promote their brand and connect with their customers. If you’re managing marketing for one of these businesses, you already know how hard it is to attract new “#Likes” to your page. But while it can be a challenge to increase your […]
You are the Expert in your Own Area, and you Know what you Need to Deliver Success in your Department & to Contribute to the Company’s Bottom Line. It’s Not that your #Boss Doesn’t Contribute—it’s Just that their Contribution is Different from Yours. And for Them to Get you What you Need to #Manage your Department […]
I Offer this List of #Productive Ways to Goof Off During the Day & Evening. These Tactics will Boost your #Productivity & Sense of Well Being. But Beware Not to Overdo any of Them. Take too many breaks and you may enter the realm of procrastination. One of my colleagues used to head to the […]
I wouldn’t have tried to talk her out of her decision, but there are a few questions I would have asked her if I had the chance to do it over again. (For the record, these are my questions as a #Leader & #Manager, not necessarily from a #Legal or # HR standpoint. Google is […]
Have you ever been frustrated in your career and thought something similar; that you’re not good enough so why even bother to apply for the job? That little voice we hear in our heads is known as “self-talk.” This internal voice can be positive or negative. Either way, it often turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. […]
Hannah Joseph dreams of bringing gourmet grilled hot dogs to food lovers coast to coast. But she now rules out owning any new restaurants beyond the two she and her husband currently operate in Indianapolis. The reason: high staffing costs, and growing competition for low-wage workers. “I don’t want to deal with more employees,” said […]
Hindsight is a funny thing. Look forward and the path seems uncertain, the future unpredictable. Look back and all the dots seem to connect … except the dots that mark the choices you didn’t make, and the risks you didn’t take. You’ll regret choosing not to care. Here are choices you will someday regret having made: 1. Choosing not […]
Being a Boss Means that you’re Ultimately Accountable for the Output of your Team — for Better or Worse. A statistic I stumbled across while researching a previous piece has been stuck in my head this week. According to Deloitte’s 2015 Millennial Survey, 53% of Millennials across the globe aspire to be senior leaders (up […]
Over the last number of years, the word “agile” has been tossed around in numerous ways. The most common use has roots in the programming world, where “agile” is regarded as one step forward from “waterfall” as a means of making incremental improvements, to assure that the final product grows and is adjusted through the […]
So when #Employees Blame Each Other, it’s Up to #Leaders to Turn that Blame into #Accountability. How? By using 6 simple words: “Let’s discuss what we CAN control.” Let me explain… Sometimes when people mess up at work, they dodge accountability and shift the responsibility to someone else. This is called blame. Far too many […]