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 →

Thank you! (Is it that hard?)

I was talking with a colleague about employees and how to inspire them to do their best. One of the suggestions I had was to let their staff know how much they are appreciated and to tell them thank you each day for their contribution to the success of their business. I was a bit … Continue reading →

Mistakes Employers Make

I am always surprised when I hear of an employee who does just enough to get by at work.  No effort is given to take extra steps to do their best, mediocre is acceptable to them. These are also the people who are surprised and feel outraged when others are promoted over them or when … Continue reading →

Lacking Leadership In Your Workplace?

Have you ever worked in a place where the “leadership” was held by someone who was not called to be a Leader?  In the workplace there does need to be someone who leads the team or everyone will go their own way, which may not be the right way. Working in an environment where leadership … Continue reading →

Is Patching Leaks Ever The Answer?

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”  ~ Warren Buffet Warren Buffet has stated that you should find a job you love going to because why would you want to jump out of bed to go … Continue reading →

Why I Don’t Like Employee of the Month Awards.

Good Morning today’s post is by my good friend Greg Blencoe, the author of “The Supermanager” If you have not had a chance to read the book and are in a management position, I highly recommend it. ` Tina One of the principles in The Supermanager is to praise good work. Therefore, I believe in … Continue reading →

Superstar Employees

There are many of us who try to do our best each day at work, helping others, getting our tasks done on time and maybe even whistling while we work.  While we do our best there are just some people that go a bit further on the great job list, they qualify for the "totally … Continue reading →

Pay The Right Employee

Let me start off by saying this is not about paying employees less for what they do as I believe firmly that a “workman is worthy of his wages” and people should be paid according to what the going pay scale is in the area that they live in, and for the job duties that … Continue reading →