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posted on June 10, 2012 by
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Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
If you are familiar with my work, you know I am an advocate of a “Zero Tolerance For Bad Bosses” corporate policy. But could your boss not only be bad but a psychopath? [Read more…]
posted on June 5, 2012 by
The Best Questions to Ask – Hone your Communication Skills
If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a thousand times. No matter what you do for a living or what job-position you hold, communication skills are critical to your success. [Read more…]
posted on June 1, 2012 by
Employee Satisfaction
“Whose job is it to keep you motivated?”
When employees are asked this question, you might think the response would be “It’s my job to keep myself motivated.” But, in reality, the most frequent and correct answer is, “It’s my boss’s job.” [Read more…]
posted on May 30, 2012 by
Do You Have a Bad Boss?
The bad boss. We’ve all had at least one. Hopefully, not more than one and, still more hopefully, we haven’t been one ourselves. [Read more…]
posted on May 28, 2012 by
What Employees Want
With all the re-engineering, downsizing, reorganizing, take-overs, mergers acquisitions, outsourcing, and other sure-fire strategies businesses are using to survive during a tough economy, it’s time for us to realize that our human resources hold the key to sustainable, long-term growth. Employees can offer solutions to problems, methods to improve productivity, creative ideas to improve products and services, and even insight on what management needs to do to move forward. That assumes, of course, that you have a workforce of people who want to come to work every day, ready to serve you and your customers, and that you provide an environment that encourages high performance. [Read more…]
posted on May 25, 2012 by
Motivation – Why All Bosses Are Not Created Equal
This article is one of Christine’s most popular articles. It has been published in American
Chamber Executives Association, ISSA Prochem UK, Prochem Australia, Construction
Financial Management Association and numerous trade publications worldwide. [Read more…]
posted on May 25, 2012 by
Collaboration Breeds Success
You’ve often heard me state, “Businesses don’t do business. People do!” With all the mergers, reorganization, branding, CRM, smart strategic initiatives, and all other “sure-fire” methods to beat your competition, it’s your company’s human capital who holds the key to sustainable, long-term growth. [Read more…]
posted on May 22, 2012 by
Employee Engagement – Engaged? Who Me?
Employee engagement has all the earmarks of a marriage—a business one anyway. It exists when an employee feels that he or she has a job with an employer they support, believe in, and to which they can make a personal contribution. [Read more…]
posted on May 22, 2012 by
Positive Attitude — Enough Already?
“It’s easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows by like a song.
But the person worthwhile is one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong.”
– Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We’ve all heard enough about positive attitude. If you agree, you can skip reading this issue–but at your own risk. Keep in mind that, according to a Stanford Research Institute study success is 88 percent attitude and 12 percent education. The results should be no surprise to anyone. Maintaining a positive attitude is an important factor in your ability to succeed in life and stay sane through tough times. It’s also a topic of great importance to my clients. [Read more…]
posted on May 18, 2012 by
The Rules of Accountability
“It takes much more than a great product or service and a smart competitive strategy to be successful in today’s business world. Instead, success requires the concentrated effort and support of everyone in your company. Your entire work force be must accountable, not only to management, but also to each other. When your people are accountable your organization will have a competitive edge. [Read more…]
