A few years ago a colleague sent me a link to an article on the Forbes website called “Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail to Keep Their Best Talent.” I found this recently and read it again. As I read through the 10 reasons, I clearly understood that the reasons they gave not only … Continue reading
We have three new employees at our practice (all under six months of hire date), which has caused me to do a lot of reflexing on our onboarding and training process. One thing that has surfaced to the top is how much time it takes with communication in order for each one of them … Continue reading
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
“Live out your imagination, not your history” ~ Stephen Covey I mentioned early this week that I had the opportunity to speak at a conference last week in Florida. Not only was this a great experience for me as a presenter, but it was a wonderful experience for me as an individual to soak up … Continue reading
Have you ever wonder what the ratio is between complaining and being thankful was? I know that I hear more complaints from the people I come in contact with than thanks. Do people focus more on bad things? I Googled around and the most popular answer to that question is that negative things have more … Continue reading
In conversations with business owners I have found that many times they wonder why their employees do not meet their expectations when it comes to effort and accountability to help make the business grow. Another way to say it, would be, they think because they hire someone that they (the employee) should automatically understand what … Continue reading
It never ceases to amaze me that something as simple as a smile can change someone’s day from bad to good or good to great. Smiles are multifaceted, did you know that smiling is can also help you to deal with stress? Try it, you just feel good when you smile. There is so much … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the opportunity to lecture in N.Y. to a wonderful group of Podiatric Medical Assistants. One of my lecture topics was how to be successful in making changes in your life, and understanding why change is so difficult. Everyone could relate to this topic especially since it is the beginning of … Continue reading
When you hear the words “workplace fears” usually the first thing you think of is that there are things that are happening at work that cause fear in the employees. There is also the issue that certain employees have fears that they bring into the workplace that have nothing to do with what actually is … Continue reading
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