Many business owners or managers I meet invariably tell me they have challenges retaining their team. They worry about having a high employee turnover rate and all the problems it brings such as constantly training, constant recruitment and constantly supervising the new people. Let’s see what would happen if you don’t have to do those [...]
The days of going to work and seeing everyone you work with are gone forever. The ways we “see” one another, communicate, build teams, establish trust, collaborate, and achieve results have all changed. Separation brings a whole new set of issues and problems. And leaders must adapt by bridging the gaps that occur when people [...]
So how do they teach Shamu to jump out of the water to the delight of the fans? If you have read Whale Done , by Ken Blanchard et al, you’d know that you can’t use a choker collar or negative reinforcement to get a killer whale to do anything. Is that kind of like [...]
Organizations spend a lot of money, time and effort trying to improve team productivity. Symptoms of low synergy within groups are: Incompatible Visions of the future. Unclear understanding of the Mission. Unproductive Meetings. Team members having a dominant participation style. Disagreements are discussed privately. Decisions are made by a minority. No feeling of transparency or [...]
Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, said, “There are two things people want more than sex and money…recognition and praise.” Time and time again the one motivating factor that production and is at the top of most employee lists is appreciation for a job well done. It is requested more than the green [...]
What exactly is networking? Is it going to at an organized networking event with the purpose of meeting other people, hopefully somebody that’s in your target market, who you then hope to conduct business with? That’s kind of like going fishing, not knowing what kind of fish you’re looking for and having no clue about [...]
Most business owners are not achieving the goals they set themselves when they first opened their business. This is because many of them are busy working ‘in’ their business, rather than ‘on’ it. Here are six tips on how to re-energize a business: Get a life. If a business owner is working too many hours [...]
What is it? Do you know your Average $ Sale? Why should you know your Average $ Sale? Business is like a great sports game. To have the most fun and the ability to improve in your sport you need to keep scores. You also need to keep scores in many areas of your business. [...]
Far too many people go into business as managers. A manager will manage resources; a leader will lead the team to victory. If you truly want to be a leader, you have to know what makes people tick; you’ve got to get into both their heads and their hearts. That’s what using the DISC Personal [...]
A powerful performance “tool” that is often overlooked … When interviewing prospective team members for your South Florida business, how often have you heard them say, “Some of the reasons I left my place of previous employment was because there really wasn’t any formal communication. I never really knew how well I was performing, nor [...]
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