One of the most common complaints that employees make is the feeling of being under-appreciated. To elaborate on this, employees feel like their collective efforts to better the business either go unnoticed, unacknowledged, or ignored completely. This becomes a prickly thorn to many who expect some kind of positive feedback for their service to the [...]
Creating real, lasting change at your business requires leadership to make effective decisions. Likewise, catalyzing change in your own life requires effective decision-making. But, what does it take to consistently make effective decisions? I believe it's imperative to have the right information to make effective decisions. Good at Making Decisions vs. Making Good Decisions Are you good [...]
Most of my life I've been surrounded by intelligent people, for which I consider myself fortunate. Most of my personal friends are smart, hard-working individuals. Most of my family members fall into this category, too. When I say these people are "intelligent" and "smart," I'm not just referring to IQ (normal intelligence). Most of them also have [...]
Setting priorities is important not just for yourself, but for your team and individuals in that team. It is often said that by pleasing everyone, you please no one. I'll get into that later. For now, consider the importance of prioritization when it comes to running an efficient team. While the perfect organization can achieve [...]
Getting an occasional raise should be a natural part of anyone's job and there should be no reason why it wouldn't be acceptable to ask for one (unless you really don't deserve it). The facts for you, the employee, are: Inflation decreases your purchasing power when your salary doesn't keep up with it Rising costs [...]
It goes without saying that communication contributes to many problems in the office. In fact, on paper, it is possible to plan and forecast almost every process or project down to the minute details. Whether it’s simple or complex, a plan will help lead to success. However, one thing that constantly gets in the way of [...]
The future will bring great change Employment as we know it will radically change in the coming decades. The future of work will be defined by the implementation of today's technology for tomorrow. Computer-driven automation and machine learning (artificial intelligence) will power a lot of the work tasks of the future. A good number of employees [...]
