Taking Notes for Better Learning At Work

Whether you are a new employee or a seasoned one, the ability to focus and paying attention is key to becoming a great employee. If you are learning something new or at an office meeting if you are asked to take notes or not, you should take notes. Unless you have a photographic memory, your … Continue reading →

How Are You Doing At Work?

The desire to be a great employee begins and ends with you.  Only you can make the decision every day to make the effort to be the best at what you do even when you are just starting out in a new position. Many people today in the workforce believe that it is the employers … Continue reading →

The Necessity of Job Descriptions

Are job descriptions necessary? This is a good question, and for many places of business none exist. How many jobs can you think of that have more steps than making widgets on a manufacturing line? It might be okay to not have a “detailed” job description if the job tasks are very few; “take peg … Continue reading →

The “People Problems” Conversation

One thing you can be sure of is if you work with people, you will encounter people problems.  Things at work can be going great and then, someone gets upset.  Possibly miscommunication has happened (as this is the most common issue).  Maybe someone had a bad morning and brought it into the office with them.  … Continue reading →

What Makes A Great Work Environment?

One of the most common problems I hear from employers at this time is a not having enough staff to run their business and grow.  Many employers as we know lost employees at the beginning of the pandemic and have not been able to replace them.  The employee pool is quite shallow currently as well … Continue reading →

The Great Resignation of 2021

In September 2021 over 4 million people had quit their jobs as part of what is being called, “The Great Resignation.”  When interviewed many of these people state their reason for leaving their job was due to lack of management listening to them.  This is not the first time we have heard this as a … Continue reading →

Coworker Conflict Can Be Good

If you work with people, then you have had to deal with conflict of some sort.  Conflict is neither good nor bad, it is just conflict.  It is how people handle the conflict that will determine if it leads to a positive or negative outcome. Conflict is bound to happen at work.  We have our … Continue reading →

“A Bad Apology Is Worse Than No Apology

Randy Pausch the author of The Last Lecture, died on July 25th, 2008.  If you have never watched the last lecture or read the book I highly recommend that you do.  The lessons Randy teaches are life changing.  His story is simply inspiring and amazing.  The video of his lecture online has had over 15 million … Continue reading →

Thinking Positive to Find Solutions

Metaphysical theorist will tell you that whatever you focus on is the thing that expands. If we think about this and apply it to negative or difficult situations that come up at work, we then are expanding the negative. If we choose to focus on what we do right and what great systems we have … Continue reading →

Disengaged Management

Often, when I have conversations with people I will ask about their employment and how they like their job.  I usually hear one of two things; “I love my job, or I hate my job.”  There are times when I might hear, “My job is okay, I am glad I have one, but it is … Continue reading →