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New Years Eve is typically the time when many people make New Year’s Resolutions.Unfortunately, many of those resolutions get broken, sometimes on the very first day of the new year!Here are some guidelines for setting achievable goals for yourself and your business in 2008:1. Set the goal high enough that there is about a 50/50 […]

Dear Santa: I have been a good employee all year and wish that you could help my manager bring me the following gifts this season. They would help me become happier and more productive next year. 1. Give me the gift of clear expectations – help my manager become more clear in what he or […]

There are still a number of managers out there who are bullies – they treat people in an aggressive and demeaning way – and they are making life miserable for their employees who are victims to their bullying – and what the boss might not realize – it is hurting the bottom line as well. […]

It’s the time of year when many companies have their holiday Christmas party so I thought we could share some tips to help you enjoy and steer clear of any pitfalls – potential career limiting moves: 1. Don’t drink too much – For many people, the draw of an open bar encourages them to drink […]

Recently I was working with a supervisor who just wasn’t getting it. His people hated working for him, his boss was thinking of firing him or demoting him. He was in our leadership training program and yet he thought the course was stupid and refused to apply the course on the shop floor. He had […]

We spend so much of our time at work that the people we work with are important people in our lives. And just like family they can be annoying sometimes or they can be a pleasure to work with. From interacting with thousands of people from hundreds of different workplaces, here are some of the […]

I’m hoping that many listeners have had the pleasure of working for a really great manager or supervisor sometime in their career. We can learn alot from the good manager’s we have worked for. As you are reading this segment I want you to think back to the best boss you ever had and why […]

An effective leader is a person who is approachable. You want your employees to feel comfortable coming and talking to you so that you can keep the channels of communication open. A lot of people have the image of a strong leader being an island unto themselves: tough as nails and someone to be feared. That […]

Many managers don’t realize that they make their job harder than it needs to be. Here are a few ways they do that and what to do instead. 1. Give more work to good employees and give poor performers a free ride – It is easy for a manager to take advantage of the employees […]

I want to begin with an observation about how people seem to be unable to receive praise for a job well done – I want people to get better at receiving thanks and praise with grace – if someone offers you a compliment, rather than making light of it, or deflecting the praise – say […]