Running a small business is hard enough but what happens when an employee turns toxic? Everyone else (including you) suffers. So how do you spot them and what can you do once you’ve found them? There are several key factors at play when it comes to a functional work environment and one is a cohesive staff who work together rather than in spite of one another. Today we’re going to…
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Your Quantum Leadership Lesson: Bringing Your Team Together Through Cause Adoption The most important thing to learn about being a boss is that people are always #1, the processes in your business are #2, and then the service or product you provide is #3. If you don’t get the people-thing right the rest is just a hope and a prayer – not a plan. It’s your people who will take…
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How to Lead Your Employees Through a Better, Brighter 2018 There are consistent expectations from a leader. Whether you’re a small business owner looking for help growing your business or you’re a manager handling a team, you have people looking to you for direction and guidance. How you achieve meeting those expectations is the part that changes year after year. Each year presents different challenges to the workforce. Businesses in…
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Your Manager’s Moment: Brain Storming with Your Team I’m sure most of you have heard “You’ve got to think outside the box!” throughout your career. I don’t know about you, but when I hear that – I can actually see a box surrounding me and it feels confining, almost claustrophobic, and I have a difficult time getting out of my head and allowing my creativity to flow. So, I prefer…
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Leadership seems like a role anyone with confidence can perform but often leaders let their ego run the show and the results are unhappy employees, high turnover, and shoddy work. Are you performing a leader role within your business? Whether you’re a manager, project manager, small business owner, or you oversee a team within a company, you have people whose duties are directed by you and whose performance you are…
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Is your business targeting new employees the same way you did when you started? It might be time to update some things. Most companies start out with their ideal employee in mind– generally one that looks very similar in style, skills and attitude as the business owner. If done properly the talent you are trying to attract is in line with what the employee is looking for in a place…
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Do you include your team when you draft your annual business growth plan? A business plan is the key to your success. In it, you should include all aspects of your business and how you plan to achieve your short-term and long-term goals. If you don’t take the time to write it down, it’s not going to happen and you will fall far short of what you really wanted to…
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What has 2017 shown us when it comes to leadership? Leadership and how to go about it changes with the times. Yesterday’s methods may no longer be the best option and certainly not the only option. When was the last time you reassessed your leadership approach? It’s an important question considering the rapid pace at which our world is changingas well as the many age groups now actively working.…
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Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing. What do they mean and how will they help you build your team? How effective is your new team? When building a new team within your company or reorganizing personnel to work on a new project there are normal stages of team development that can be the key to your project’s success or the weight that drags it down. By understanding the stages of team…
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What you can learn from “New Age” businesses about employee satisfaction and retention Do your employees love coming to work? People who are happy at work are likely to work harder. Everyone wants their employees to be happy.So why are happy employees most often seen at large, younger companies? It’s a common question and almost every business consultant will hear it. From Facebook to Google to many, many others the…
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