Are You A Leader Worth Following?

A leadership role is not given to someone, it is something that they earn and are called to fulfill. In the workplace many times this is done in reverse. Someone is promoted or hired in to be a manager, supervisor or director and yet they have never held such a role (or had any training) … Continue reading →

Coaching Your Team

If you’re called to lead, coach, manage or supervise, these simple rules will help you be the kind of leader your staff will respect and respond to: Great coaches rally the whole team together. Coaches don’t rally only a few members of the team; they rally them all. Great coaches believe all team members are equal, … Continue reading →

Job Performance Reviews

When working with managers I have found one area that many find difficult is conducting Job Performance Reviews.  Over the past couple of months, I have compiled five key areas that cause managers to find doing performance reviews difficult. There are no “real” job descriptions Lack of a practical training program to teach the employee … Continue reading →

Do You Want To Know A Secret?

Happy Holidays to you all! I just finished reading a great book by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller called “The Secret, What Great Leaders Know and Do”. As with all of Ken Blanchard’s books this one did not disappoint me. I have read almost all of the books he has written or co-authored and the … Continue reading →

Integrity…. Choosing your thoughts

I had the opportunity to talk with some people who are not happy about what is happening at their place of employment.  These employees have been with this company for over 10 years each.  They like what they do and they feel that giving value to their customers is what it is all about. Recently, … Continue reading →

Managing Employees Poorly

Most medical professionals receive training in emergency first aid.  Not only do they receive training during school they need to receive continued training every 2-3 years by attending a course and taking a test to receive their emergency first aid card. Not much has changed in the course for years, but the need to have … Continue reading →