If you're like me, you've been asking yourself if you witnessed the horrifying brutality, we saw last week to Mr. Floyd, what could you do? What would you do? What should you do? I like to think I'd do something, but what would that be? So, I began researching, beginning with what you or I [...]
I believe in employee-centered leadership—hiring for character and rewarding the same. When I was a new manager I didn't. I thought being a commander, a dictator was the way to get results. It was a hard lesson for me to learn. I eventually realized fear based motivation was counterproductive, and that expecting people to just [...]
I’ve presented, facilitated seminars, and written about time management. I've shared time management improvement activities as if they were one size fits all. However, I’ve recently come to the conclusion I went about it wrong. Like most human beings I believe the majority of people are similar to me. Too often I base my expectations [...]
Many businesses and managers, with little experience managing off-site employees, are now faced with leading a team that have hunkered down at home. Some businesses have essential personnel on the premises, but even those organizations have teammates who are working from home. So, how do you manage off-site employees? I don't have all the answers [...]
Indiana, where I live, like most states, is gradually opening back up. I heard someone on the radio last week say that we should remember that COVID – 19 is a health emergency that has caused economic hardships. It’s true. The quarantine has been difficult for many and disastrous for some. I understand why people [...]
I don’t think anyone wants to be a “bad” boss. I know when I was younger I wasn't a good boss. Not because I wanted to be poor at my job — I just hadn't thought about how to be a better boss. My excuse was I wasn't trained; I wasn't given direction. Until I [...]
I’d heard about aging men painfully sitting on their scrotum but had never experienced this geriatric phenomenon. This morning I nearly did. As I sat on the toilet, my boy parts exposed to the cold porcelain, my testis rested on the seat as my left thigh and buttocks approached. Only by quickly (okay, I wasn’t [...]
Where do managers’ responsibilities lie? What takes priority and what should be secondary? Understanding the hierarchy of management responsibilities and obligations is fundamental to the success of any team. The importance of one task over another might vary by industry, organization, and culture but these ten management responsibilities will always be key. 10 Activities of [...]
Want to hear something funny? At the end of February, I was about to publish my latest book. Can you guess the topic? It was about networking. You know, going to networking events, what to wear, who to talk to, and what you needed to take, how to shake hands… Not how to network from [...]
At a meeting with several front line managers, I asked each, "Do you know what motivates your team?" Some admitted they weren’t certain. Others said they didn’t know what drove every teammate, and some had a general idea. One manager stated his team was only motivated by money. He shared that when he asked them [...]
