The rules of the modern workplace have changed. Flexible work schedules, remote work, and other new ideas for employee engagement continue to revolutionize workplaces. These are welcomed changes for the average employee, with 63% of workers favoring work-life balance over high salaries! Still, if you want to adapt to the times as a manager, firing […]
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Struggling to retain talent? COVID has exposed 4 workplace weaknesses: lack of boundaries, lack of praise, miscommunication, and unproductive conflict. I’m sure you’ve heard this before: “People just don’t want to work.” Here’s the deal: That mentality is holding employers back. With 10.9 million job openings, if a business relies on low wages and modest […]
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Being reliable at work isn’t always easy. There are times when we have little control over whether or not our projects are completed on time or if our customers are happy with their orders. But we do have control over how reliable we are when it comes to the commitments we make to others. Reliability […]
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“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not like where you end up.” This powerful quote can be used in many situations, including when talking about the direction of an organization. When companies don’t have a clear vision of where they are heading, they are not as likely to reach the goals because […]
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When you hear the words ‘leader’ and ‘manager’, do you think of two completely different people? Or the same? There are many similarities between the role of leaders and the role of managers, but they are not necessarily the same. Leadership vs. Management – What’s The Difference? Being a leader requires us to think on […]
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Which type of professional are you? Type A: Someone starts crying in your office. You think, “Oh boy. Tears. What do I do?” Type B: You’re meeting with someone at work and you start crying. You think, “Oh boy. Here come the tears.” Type C: Regardless of who cries at work, you think, “Hi, tears! […]
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We are on a mission to ignite a cultural transformation. Imagine going to work each morning with joy in your heart and a skip in your step. Don’t laugh! Instead, pause and allow yourself to envision what it would look and feel like if you, and everyone you worked with, was focused and excited about […]
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“This running a business thing is not as pretty as I had imagined.” That is a true statement if there ever was one! Whether your business is in the start-up phase or you’re trying to grow, this running a business thing is definitely not what I’d call pretty. Once the “entrepreneurial high” has worn off […]
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever worked on a dysfunctional team. How many of you just raised both hands? At some point in your career you’ve likely found yourself working on a team that just plain struggles. Maybe the team culture was stifling due to a handful of peers that emitted negativity at every single […]
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No one starts a business to chain themselves to their desk and work 16-hour days. You could do that working for someone else and probably make better pay! Yet, too often, that’s exactly what happens. Client attraction strategies, the bookkeeping, actually doing the work – it all takes a lot of time. Then there’s all […]
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