Practical Practice Management has changed hosting sites to WordPress. Your direct blog posts will be delivered to you now from “gotoppm” It has been a work in progress and we are finally moving along. Thank you for your patience and please excuse any hiccups that may occur in the next couple of days as we … Continue reading »
Yesterday’s post was about increasing employee morale. One of the biggest morale busters is “job stress.” As a business owner or manager, if you can find ways to reduce job stress for your employees their morale is bound to go up. When the demands of a job and the efforts put in by the employee … Continue reading »
While we would like to think that most business owners care about employee morale, many do not. Employers often overlook this important aspect of workplace environment and then wonder why they have such a high turnover rate. What matters to many employers is employee “work output.” What is so amazing about this school of thought, … Continue reading »
Go Small. Don’t focus on being busy; focus on being productive. Allow what matters most to drive your day. ~ Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (The One Thing)
Randy Pausch (1960-2008) is one of my most favorite people who lived. I have learned so many life lessons from his “Last Lecture” book. If you have not heard of Randy, take the time to look him up, listen to the “Last Lecture” on YouTube, and read his book. You will be motivated and inspired … Continue reading »
Despite the efforts of a good manager, there are times when an employee’s performance falls below the acceptable line. When this happens it is important to address the issue sooner than later. Based on personal experience, I can tell you that this is true. I have waited too long and it just makes the situation … Continue reading »
Having a conversation about time management will not do any good to change the time issues you may face. Taking action on managing your time is what you need to do to master it. Do you ever tell yourself on a Sunday afternoon “If I just had one more day, I could catch up on … Continue reading »
Playing the balancing game of life can be pretty difficult. We want to give our all at work and at home. If it were just these two areas that we needed to keep in balance it might not be so difficult. There are four areas in life that we need to keep in balance in … Continue reading »
Last week I was in Pittsburgh speaking at a Practice Management Seminar. It is always so exciting to see people who want to learn more about how they can make their business or job position better. One of the difficult things about going to seminars is that you usually end up with a long list … Continue reading »
Happy Friday to all of you. We have so much to be grateful for. Let us count our blessings as we move throughout our day!
