What benefits can a small business provide?
In order to compete with larger companies in recruiting, owners often wonder what benefits a small business can provide staff. We’re...
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Revisit personal and employee goals
The year is past the half-way mark and what have you done with your personal and/or your employees’ goals? Have you talked about them...
Supporting employees with brain injuries
Many employees have invisible disabilities, including those with brain injuries, that managers may not be aware of. So how can we best...
Help yourself and your employees avoid burnout
Writing this is one of those “don’t do as I do” moments. It is difficult for me to turn away from work. But I’m leaving on vacation...
How do managers motivate staff?
Working with employees is one thing, but how do managers motivate staff to excel? What can we do to help employees feel excited about...
How can leaders increase employee retention?
None of us want to lose good employees, but what can leaders do to increase retention? One thing that doesn’t often get addressed in many...
Should managers worry about disabilities?
I’ve spoken with several groups of individuals with special needs and it isn’t unusual to find common concerns about disabilities in the...
What can managers do for employee mental health?
May is mental health awareness month, but what can managers do for employee mental health? As we spend a significant portion of our...
Every Man (Dog?) for Themselves
Recently, we were cooking something in the oven and drippings at the bottom of the oven from a prior baking experience caught on fire. ...
Grief and Employees
This week we note National Grief Awareness Day, as a reminder of the effect grief can have on all of us at any time in our lives. As...
Are your employees safe?
Safety is of course a vital issue at work and I’m sure most managers would agree that they don’t want any accidents on the job. But are...
Are you recruiting the “right” employees?
There’s been a lot of press about worker shortages and low unemployment, but what difference does that make if you’re not looking at the...
Did you really mean that?
With the discussions on labor shortages and emphasis on employees finding meaning in their work, it’s more important than ever that...
Do you hear what I'm saying?
Most of us have heard about active listening and theoretically practice it (at least most of the time/some of the time/on rare occasions)....
Things to Ponder
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