Time to focus on improvements The holiday season is in full swing. The New Year is quickly approaching, so it’s time to start thinking about bringing your team into 2016. If you haven’t scheduled your team building day yet, now… Read more »
You are sitting in your office one sunny, bright afternoon and one of your superstar employees walks in and says they are quitting. You are stunned and a million thoughts run through your mind including this one, “How can she… Read more »
You already know this intuitively, but happy employees stay longer, are more productive at their jobs and are your best brand managers. But how do you create a happy environment? Team leaders need to show it by example and vision…. Read more »
You have all heard these sayings over the years: “Bite your tongue!” “Silence is Golden.” “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” And for most of us, whether it is dealing with a family member… Read more »
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 80% of firms conduct surveys to gauge employee motivation. And that trend is continuing with pulse survey questions being teed up across Corporate America on employee desktops and mobile devices. However, the dichotomy… Read more »
Do you think all your team members have the same motivation? Do you think they are your most valuable company asset? Think again, say Jim Collins, Author of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t. He… Read more »
What if I told you humor has the following effects on staff development…would you believe it? Humor can: Boost learning Increase trust Make team members more adaptable Impact optimism Decrease fear and Allow for change Really?!? If that is the… Read more »
It doesn’t matter if you have worked for a company for 3 days, 3 months or 30 years – eventually things are going to change. Team members, bosses and even company cultures are going to come and go. It… Read more »
What does the word TEAM mean to you? While there have been countless books and articles written about the importance of team building, the million dollar question that still remains is: What make up a great team and why is… Read more »
I remember reading a book titled “A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr about a small town in upstate New York where two companies illegally dumped toxic drum after toxic drum of chemicals which eventually worked their way into the water system…. Read more »
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