I read this interesting article on the CareerBuilder site about being nice and being in a management position. Not always does being a nice guy pay off, in fact, it can hurt your career. What it actually comes down to is balance and being a leader who can handle challenging people and situations. Many management and … Continue reading
SEO… Search, Expect, Opportunity… So often we spend much of our time thinking about us, the way things are affecting us, and what we want to happen. What if we each took today, just to look at those we spend time with and admire something about them. If you search I am sure you will … Continue reading
In today’s world we have many devices to keep us organized, in touch, and on track. If we are honest with ourselves many of us allow such things as smart phones, iPads, LinkedIn, Facebook and such to control our time. We get distracted from our work, relationships, and the ability to really focus on our … Continue reading
Do you ever have days like this when you know you need to get ready, but you allow distractions to keep you from doing so? Just watch this makes me anxious because he is not getting ready. All of those “A” type personalities out there will understand what I mean. Happy Friday to you all … Continue reading
When traveling around the country lecturing to office managers and administrative and clinical staff members, I can always count on hearing about difficulties between co-workers and their managers. We are with our co-workers more waking hours than we are with our family members at home. We have difficulties with family from time to time, so … Continue reading
Recently I have had a few different encounters where someone has given me information about another person, organization or business that was negative. Not that at times we should not warn another about a bad experience or outcome that we have had, but with my encounters they wanted me to actually take some action on … Continue reading
I am visiting my Aunt this week on the east coast and had the opportunity today to get my hair done by a local salon that was owned by a man I will call Danny. I always enjoy going to different places of business so that I can experience how they conduct business and … Continue reading
Whether you are talking to one person or a group, sticking to the point of an issue or problem can be difficult. Everyone wants to give their input and before you know it the conversation has headed down a rabbit trail leading to somewhere totally different than where you needed to go. Good practical practice … Continue reading
People who work need a vision for what they are doing and where their company is going, it is part of their purpose for being at work. If a workplace lacks vision for what it is doing the employees will just be surviving and not moving the company forward (because they don’t know where … Continue reading
If this sounds like something that you say as a manager or business owner, there is help in finding out why. Here is a list of the top 6 reason why employees do not do what they are supposed to that was complied by a national survey of office managers. 1. They do not know … Continue reading
Practical Practice Management A Division of Top Practices 