5:15 Can Make All the Difference In an article in Fortune Small Business, FSB, Pat Croce shared a clever way to stay on top of his employees’ progress, concerns and successes. Every Friday, all employees and managers write a progress report that lands on the desk or in the email of their supervisor. Eventually, all of the critical info…
If You Don’t Know What’s Going On, Ask One of the hardest parts of any job is feeling like you are missing critical data you need. Sometimes that data is product and service-related and other times, it is personnel-related. If you are in a situation where you don’t know the guidelines, you don’t understand the…
Marketing Tip: Event Sponsorships Clients often ask me about unique ways to market themselves with good return. One approach is to sponsor an event or cause that you believe in, which has an audience of people who might use your business. Companies whose primary target market is women might pick the American Heart Association Go…
Management Tip: Catch People in Act of Doing it Right At a recent networking function, I hugged a business associate and praised her for her recent accomplishments. She said “I wish they treated me this way at work.” How sad that so many workplaces don’t emphasize praise, but rather just numbers and performance. Your employees will run…
Stress Express Tip: Give Crystal Clear Expectations to Your People Welcoa leader David Hunnicutt says that only 10% of all employers have crystal clear expectations for their employees. That’s especially astonishing when you need them to perform at high levels under significant pressure. If they don’t know exactly what is expected of them, how can they succeed? David suggested managers…
Fire Up! Your Intellectual Property Protection If you regularly post on your blog or newsletter, protect your material. Tammy Hawk-Bridges of the blog Social Heavy shared two free websites that allow you to check if someone is using your content without permission: Copyscape and Plagium. Using Copyscape, I found someone had taken an entire paragraph from my blog and…
Ignite the Fire of Good Communication with Others Human beings are master control freaks; we all want what we want when we want it the way we want it- myself included. The problem is that other people have their own timetables and needs, and frequently, they conflict with ours. An important lesson I continue to learn is to…
PR is a Great Free Way To Increase Visibility PR can be a terrific way to build visibility and credibility for your business. Many publications are looking for good articles and real news, so make it easy for them. When you send in press releases, be sure to write them strictly as facts, no advertising….
The world is more interconnected than ever. Leaders today routinely work across cultures, time zones, and perspectives, whether or not they operate internationally. Global thinking is no longer optional. It is a leadership capability. You may collaborate with vendors overseas, serve diverse clients at home, or lead teams shaped by different cultural norms and expectations….
Stress Tip: What You Eat Matters – Eat Local, Fresh, Whole Welcoa leader David Hunnicutt says one of the keys to better health is to eat local, as much as possible. That means fresh food from your own garden, local farmers’ markets and your grocery store. The more you dine out, the less control…