September 18, 2023
“Work performance” is a term that refers to your ability to perform your job duties and meet your responsibilities in the workplace. Companies may use several metrics to measure work performance. Generally, however, they evaluate it based on how much work you do, how well you do it and how quickly you finish your tasks. […]
Read More »August 17, 2023
Executives in businesses of all sizes may find that their role requires them to wear many hats. This can lead to several operational challenges later, as you can only perform so many functions before you lack the time and capacity to take on additional tasks or learn new concepts essential to your roles. In this […]
Read More »July 28, 2023
This series has been based so far on the assumption that our organization leaders are smart and forward-thinking. If this is the case, previous examples related to employee treatment by Corporate Management have been impossible to explain. In this instance, we want to focus on employee expectations that are impossible to explain.
Read More »July 11, 2023
Workplace culture is crucial in driving employee satisfaction and achieving overall organizational success. It significantly impacts employee engagement and affects a company’s ability to attract and retain talents, boost productivity and improve financial performance. Maintaining a positive workplace culture can enable your business to produce the best results possible. Unfortunately, not many organizations put a […]
Read More »June 9, 2023
No matter how remarkable your product or service offering is, the people in your team will ultimately impact your business’s success. For this reason, you naturally want to hire – and retain – the best talents in your industry. Unfortunately, retaining your best team members is easier said than done. Even with the trend slowing […]
Read More »May 31, 2023
Several times we’ve talked about how remote work is being monitored by software and over-controlled by policies. The stated outcome for doing this is the desire to assure people are being productive. But what are they measuring?
Read More »May 18, 2023
In our last blog on this topic we tried to understand why companies would use elementary school policies for monitoring work as well as treat people as commodities when recruitment and retention are major challenges today. Since that post a few weeks ago, more of the same types of examples continue to roll in. Here’s […]
Read More »May 16, 2023
The simplest definition of “leadership” is the action of leading a group or organization. However, this definition doesn’t detail the many ways that great leaders contribute to the success of their teams and organizations. Great leaders take the initiative to develop and effectively communicate the organization’s mission, steering subordinates toward common goals. Importantly, they motivate […]
Read More »May 6, 2023
It’s Impossible to Explain – Managing Hybrid/Remote Work One of our family members is working remotely 100% of the time. Her company fully supports this as a remote position BUT has written a number of policies to assure productivity and efficiency. For example: Two 15-minute breaks are granted per day at specific times as well […]
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