How Little Improvements Add Up to Big Results
“You eat an elephant one bite at a time.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Sayings like these have been uttered for ages, with good…
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“You eat an elephant one bite at a time.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Sayings like these have been uttered for ages, with good…
Read MoreMillennials are narcissistic and entitled. Lazy. Compulsive job-hoppers. Really?! Managing millennials based on negative stereotypes like these is dangerous – especially when you consider that,…
Read MoreThe hours are a bear. The location and working conditions are – ahem – less than ideal. Or maybe the technical skills required are virtually…
Read MoreWhat kind of employees do you have: motivated, self-directed individuals who get the job done, or a bunch of powerless drones? If it’s the…
Read MoreEver heard of Moore’s Law? It’s not a “law”, per se, but a set of observations and predictions made in 1965 by Intel co-founder Gordon…
Read MoreNoticing that your employees are a little more distracted than usual? The NCAA men’s basketball tournament could be to blame. According to statistics cited in…
Read MoreYou had such high hopes for those new employees who started January 1st. But now that you’re several weeks in, those hopes are quickly fading….
Read MoreEvery manager wants dedicated employees – people who always say “yes,” take work home with them, and eat lunch right at their desk. But dedication…
Read MoreQuick quiz: As a manager, are you: Frequently frustrated by the way employees approach tasks? Continually checking up on your team to see what they’re…
Read MoreIt’s January, and you know what that means: tight waistbands, incoming credit card bills and piles of backlogged work. Not exactly a motivating scenario for…
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