Why You Should Keep Score of Your Employees
December 30, 2015
Do you KNOW for sure if everyone in your company is doing what they should be doing? In my last post, I focused on the importance of building a company scorecard.
Check-Ins May Be the Cure to Your Lousy Meetings
December 16, 2015
Last week in a client session, two team members rushed in frantically just as we were about to start the meeting. They dropped into their seats with disheveled hair and scowls on their faces. One of them said they didn’t get any sleep the night before because they were up all night with a sick child.
I took a deep breath and thought to myself, “Oh boy, this is going to be a tough day.”
Track Leading Indicators for a More Profitable 2016
December 16, 2015
Ever feel like you were caught by surprise with a sudden increase or decrease in business? Maybe you knew at a high level that it was coming, but you were
Make Tough Conversations Easier at Your Company
December 10, 2015
The Elephant in the Room. The Sacred Cow. The skeleton in the closet. Every company has certain issues that they avoid bringing up at all costs. Sometimes the issues are too uncomfortable to confront. Or the same issue has been discussed many times in the past and still nothing is being done about it. Sometimes it’s because we’re afraid that someone will get personally offended just because we brought it up.
The issues that are most often avoided are people-related issues. Someone is underperforming, but because they’ve been with the company forever, their lack of performance becomes the norm or status quo.
Taking the Office with You on Vacation?
December 2, 2015
Did you have trouble disconnecting from the grind on your last vacation? Did you find it hard to enjoy the long holiday weekend? Could you relax? I mean truly relax, where
Prune the Tree
November 18, 2015
How much time and effort is it taking to run your business? Six months ago, I posed this question to one of my client leadership teams. They were getting good
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