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Recognizing High Achievers (When You Can’t Afford Pay Raises)
rawpixel / Pixabay All of us like to be noticed. We like our good efforts to be recognized, and our hard work acknowledged. This is a basic truth about human nature, and it’s something most leaders...
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What to Do When a Great Employee Departs
rawpixel / Pixabay Business owners and team leaders are zealous to avoid turnover, and they especially want to keep their best employees in the fold. Sooner or later, though, you’re going to have to...
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How to Survive Workplace Adversity
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay You probably know the old saying: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. It’s good advice, but it’s also much easier said than done. That’s doubly true when the lemons...
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The Key to Team-Building is Trust
Anemone123 / Pixabay You may have a number of top performers and high achievers on your team—but if they don’t trust you or one another, they’re ultimately not going to be very successful. In fact,...
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How Leaders Sabotage Their Own Team-Building
rawpixel / Pixabay Most leaders have only the best intentions when it comes to team-building. Yet sometimes, they can be their own worst enemies. Without realizing it, leaders can say and do things...
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How Leadership Improves Employee Retention
hamonazaryan1 / Pixabay Here’s a not-so-secret fact about workplace teams: Employees don’t actually want to work for a pushover. They certainly don’t want to work for someone who lacks values or...
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Do You Have Enough Time to Meet Your Goals?
TeroVesalainen / Pixabay It’s common for leaders and entrepreneurs to feel like they simply don’t have enough hours in the day. They may have lofty goals, and they may even have a plan to execute those...
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Understand Your Own Motivation
Pexels / Pixabay Different people are motivated by different things. As a leader, it’s helpful for you to know what motivates your team members. But even more foundational, I think, is knowing what...
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How to Protect Yourself from Burnout
caio_triana / Pixabay Have you ever experienced the symptoms of burnout? Malaise, fatigue, the absence of drive, a lack of interest… if you’ve ever felt like all your professional vim and vigor were...
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How to Hire Team Players
rawpixel / Pixabay What do you look for in the hiring process? You obviously want to find applicants who possess the technical skills and experience levels required for the job in question. You also...
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Subtle Signs of a Weak Company Culture
rawpixel / Pixabay Sometimes, when your company culture is in jeopardy, it’s pretty obvious. Maybe you have employees leaving by droves. Or maybe you have a morale problem that is palpable. But in...
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How You Benefit from Becoming a Coach or a Mentor
styles66 / Pixabay Becoming a coach or a mentor is a great way to add value to someone else’s life—to allow them to benefit from your wisdom and experience. But did you know that it can add value to...
View ArticleHow to Get Buy-In on Your Company Culture
There’s more than one way to build company culture. I’ve met some leaders who effectively try to dictate culture, imposing a set of values on their team members. And let me tell you, that almost never...
View ArticleWhat You’re Getting Wrong About Negotiations
Whether you’re haggling over an automobile or trying to reach an agreement with a potential vendor, knowing how to negotiate is a skill that will get you far. And yet, many of the assumptions people...
View ArticleHow to Tell When You Have a Controlling Boss
Do you have a controlling boss or do you have a boss that cares? It’s good to have a boss who cares—a boss who seems invested not just in your day to day performance, but in your career development,...
View ArticleStop Being a Micromanager Today
There’s a question I like to ask young leaders: What kind of person do you enjoy working for? In other words, who’s your ideal boss? You might be surprised at how often I get the same answer. “Someone...
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Are You Ready for More Responsibilities?
Pexels / Pixabay As you climb the corporate ladder, sooner or later you have to take on some additional responsibilities. You’re not going to get a better title or a bigger office without proving that...
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How to Help an Employee Who’s Slipping
12019 / Pixabay We all have bad days. Your top performer may show up for work one morning feeling under the weather, or frazzled from a hectic morning at home. It may even show in their performance....
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Set the Tone for Workplace Wellness
dimitrisvetsikas1969 / Pixabay I’m going to be frank with you: I meet a lot of leaders who talk a big game when it comes to workplace wellness. They say all the right things about wanting their...
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How to Avoid the Biggest Employee Retention Errors
StartupStockPhotos / Pixabay The most important investment leaders can make is the investment in their team members. Invest wisely and you’ll reap some major dividends, including a coherent, energized,...
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