Your employees are productive and do everything you tell them to do. But are they happy? Will your best and brightest work as hard as they can and stick with you or will they leave at the next opportunity? Gallup research shows that the majority of... (Read More)

The last year and a half has manifested a sea change in the business world. In what has been coined “The Great Resignation", people are ready to leave both pandemic restrictions and their current jobs behind. The size and scope of the problem... (Read More)

Owning and operating a business is a lot of hard work. Every day, you're responsible for building a customer base, closing sales, and leading a team, all while maintaining your sanity. It's exhausting, and if you aren't careful, overwhelming. So... (Read More)

Don't like conflict? Few of us do. That's why providing constructive criticism as a manager can be so difficult. Trying to avoid conflict with their employees, some managers gloss over problems, hoping they will improve on their own. But problems... (Read More)

Over the course of the past 15 months, many of us have started working remote or hybrid schedules. While these changes make a lot of sense from a health and public safety perspective, they also present challenges, especially when it comes to... (Read More)

Are you solving too many of your team's problems and challenges on your own? You want to have a team of employees who can make their own quality decisions. Here are three ways to help your employees become better problem-solvers: Ask your... (Read More)

Remote work is becoming increasingly popular. A study released earlier this year by SmallBiz Genius found that 4.3 million Americans work remotely, accounting for 3.2% of the entire workforce. Considering that 74% of workers say they would quit... (Read More)

Feedback — in all of its forms — is critical to helping people identify their strengths and weaknesses. Delivered correctly, it can help foster professional growth and help companies become more successful. But most people don't like getting... (Read More)

Working a full time job takes at least 40 hours a week and often longer. As a result, many professionals get to a point in their career where they stop learning. Not because they want to necessarily, but because there's only so much time in the day... (Read More)

Dealing with stress is no easy task. Whether you're facing an important deadline at work, having trouble getting your kids to do their homework or struggling with a to-do list that seems to grow longer each minute, stress is an inevitable part... (Read More)