My son just starred as the credits rolled. It wasn’t the reaction that I was hoping for. I wiped away a tear and whispered in his ear. What did you think? Nothing. He just sat there, staring straight ahead. He’s five and got up on my lap in the beginning of the movie. He barely …
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Meetings can be very powerful or big time killers. Very rarely do they fall in between. Your focus should be improving workflow and communication through better meetings, training and technology. For example there are different kinds of collaboration software that can open communication and increase productivity without having to have a formal meeting. I use …
As a leader of people you need to encourage happiness in every facet of your business. I’ve put together 15 proven techniques that will help your company be happy and successful. These are concepts that are easy to understand, but may be hard to apply to your company’s culture. I’ll break them down so you can …
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If you could tell your manager just one thing he or she could improve on to make your workplace better for you and your colleagues, what would it be? And how would you feel if this manager took your suggestion to heart and actually started improving this aspect of their leadership? You would probably feel …
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Editor's note: This is a guest from Lisa H. (aka RunningBear) of Getting to Zen What makes my boss so great is that he treats his employees like human beings and not like resources that are there just to help him achieve his goals. Although he is my manager, everything that I do for him feels …
I always knew that having a good relationship with my managers was important, however, I didn’t realize how important it was until four years into my career. Looking back on my working life, I could have had many more opportunities for advancement had I worked on building strong relationships with those I reported to. You …
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Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Phil LeNir of CoachingOurselves.com. As many of you noticed I've been writing more from a personal view of careers and personal development. I published this piece on organizational development because anyone can apply these concepts to their business and life. There are a lot of management development …
Almost Everything I Know about Performance Evaluations I learned in the School of Life Editor's note: This is a guest post from Susan C. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, performance evaluations seem to be a fact of working life for employees of most companies or organizations. I don’t think I’ve ever actually met anyone who …
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When a business stops trying to control their employees, the employees begin to feel free at work. This freedom will allow them to feel more comfortable and happy. Let’s say you have 50 employees who each have 100 Facebook and 100 Twitter friends. That’s 10,000 people that your employees are interacting with. They are talking …
