No, you're not confused. I've rewritten my Spotlight Article to contain ten employee retention tips. Earlier this week, there were eight employee retention tips. If you're taking a ... Read More

You can have a stress-free holiday season if you do four things right. Keep your expectations rational, take care of yourself, take control of your time and limit your commitments, ... Read More

Free policy and procedure samples are big with visitors at this site. With this in mind, I am adding sections on the most needed and requested policies. Since I am ... Read More

Many job seekers are convinced that job hunting between Thanksgiving and the middle of January is a waste of time. If you buy into this myth, you are losing one ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT: Key employee retention is critical to the long term health and success of your business. Managers readily agree that their role is key in retaining your best ... Read More

Successful people believe their success is attributable to a pattern of mutually beneficial interpersonal relationships, as much as it is due to technical skills or business knowledge. Your communication and ... Read More

Merry, merry Christmas to all who celebrate. If you have some extra time this weekend, take a look at Holidays from About. Read about entertaining, making tea sandwiches (caught my ... Read More

People in every workplace talk about building the team, working as a team, and my team, but few understand how to create the experience of team work or how to ... Read More

Leaders have vision. They share a dream and direction that other people want to share and follow. The leadership vision goes beyond your written organizational mission statement and your vision ... Read More

True to my promise, I am providing strategic planning, goal setting and New Year's Resolutions ideas this week and next. Get started on your possible new year now. Organizations whose employees ... Read More

Your organization culture is a result of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors shared by the employees. You can see your culture live in your language, symbols, stories, legends, and ... Read More

My mind is definitely on shopping and cooking, not management and business this week. But, for those of you still looking for thought starters over the holidays, these are some ... Read More

Want to keep productivity and employee spirits positive during the holidays? Are you looking for ways to relieve holiday-related stress? You can start by not causing stress. Then, here are ... Read More

Looking for ways to potentially cut costs and unburden your shrinking number of staff members? Do you have staff working until six and seven at night? Are you going home ... Read More

My most important goal for 2005 is to develop a superior workforce in my client company. It was also my goal this year and we made great strides. If ... Read More

It's an age-old dilemma and it comes up every year. What do you do for that valued boss or co-worker on a special occasion? Gift-giving opportunities are endless - and ... Read More

This is my week for military books about management. To the uninitiated, management and leadership practices in armed services groups such as the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs may appear ... Read More

Looking for talent? The smartest employers, who hire the best people, develop a pre-qualified candidate pool before they need to fill a job. You can develop relationships with potential candidates ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT: A manager who reviewed one of these military leadership and management books, after reading the book, wondered whether he wanted an MBA or an Army Ranger on ... Read More

This is a topsy-turvy job market for businesses. Seventy-five percent of all employees are looking for new jobs. At the same time, many organizations are scheduling layoffs. People are ... Read More

Holiday times provide an opportunity for gift giving to friends and colleagues. Anyone in business will benefit from these recommended books. Books are a safe gift, an inexpensive gift, a ... Read More

Pay attention to two days we celebrate this week. Yesterday was Personal Passion Day and today is Human Rights Day. For personal passion to translate into success and happiness, finding ... Read More

These books are favorites of mine for managers and business people. Management topics are often boring; these books offer new and useful ideas in a readable format. These books won't ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE: Seventy-five percent of all employees are looking for new jobs, according to the 2004 U.S. Job Recovery and Retention Survey released by the Society for Human ... Read More

You can have a stress-free holiday season if you do four things right. Keep your expectations rational, take care of yourself, take control of your time and limit your commitments, ... Read More

It's an age-old dilemma and it comes up every year. What do you do for that valued boss or co-worker on a special occasion? Gift-giving opportunities are endless - and ... Read More

In 2004, Hanukkah is celebrated from sundown on Dec. 7 through sundown on Dec. 15. This message is to wish my Jewish friends and colleagues a very joyous holiday with ... Read More

Rain or shine, snow or fog, people normally take to the roads or the airways for travel in July, August, November and December, leaving most businesses routinely understaffed. As business ... Read More

What brings you great joy in the workplace? I know what brings me joy. Perhaps we share meaning about joyful events and circumstances? I trust that in sharing mine, I ... Read More

Launching a performance management process for the first time? You need to have your executives or senior managers on board. They'll need to model the process for their reporting managers ... Read More

You want your new employee to experience his new job as a major turn on. Why is it that organizations so often act in ways that create the opposite result? ... Read More

Want to really grow the skills of your employees? You still have time to put an effective performance management and development system in place in your organization. Managers cite performance ... Read More

Do you influence your company's direction? Contribute to the corporate discussion about customers, products and strategy? Are you a participant in senior level meetings? Do managers seek your opinion? If ... Read More