Entering the working world can be scary when you don’t have a lot of experience
The market for gaining a prospects attention is saturated. Prospects receive dozens of calls and emails throughout the day. You won the battle of securing an appointment to present your offerings to someone. Don’t blow it with these common ways to … Read more
Whether or not you have bought into the idea of personal branding, it is here. Job recruiters and potential clients are using social media and online research to look you up before they interview or hire you. These components are … Read more
Firing an employee isn’t easy and most managers will agree it is one of the most disliked tasks they have to carry out. Regardless of how you feel don’t make these mistakes when firing an employee. Avoid These Common Mistakes … Read more
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself. – Norman Vincent Peale Eliminate stress triggers that start your morning off on the wrong foot. There are many stress triggers that are within our … Read more
A little not so secret to running a successful team or business unit is that what gets talked about gets improved. Why do so many managers forget to use this powerful weapon to improve their team? Managers need to be mindful of … Read more
Talent retention can be done without exotic perks and top pay. There are many reasons why talent will stay in their role or with your organization. Having Stay Interviews in your talent retention strategy gives you other areas to improve … Read more
It is a fact that everything rises and falls on leadership and that the best ideas and products fail because there wasn’t a capable leader to oversee it. My belief in that is so strong that my goal is to … Read more
Every interaction presents an opportunity for a manager to listen or to dictate. This can happen independently or a mixture of both. Knowing when and how long to listen vs. dictate can have a profound impact on the outcome. If your … Read more
An ode to employees everywhere. You ask a lot, they deliver a lot. Never forget that. They can bite their tongue They can fake a smile They can force a laugh They can walk the walk and talk the talk They … Read more
We’ve stopped saying you’re welcome and without realizing it are minimizing the other person’s gratitude. These are not ways to say you’re welcome: No problem Uh-huh Sure OK Anytime Or the dreaded right What these words are saying is that … Read more
Do you want your employees to excel? Do you want to offer them opportunities to grow? As a manager and leader of teams your main objective is to motivate, engage and retain the best talent possible. Why do so many leaders … Read more
Point of view differs from opinion, in that it is decidedly one-sided and from a single perspective. Point of view, although frequently used as a justification for an opinion, is better used to explain your experience to those who do … Read more