How to Impress Your Boss
Want to Impress the Boss? With over 10 years of experience in managing employees, Nicole Rollender shares 5 tips on impressing your boss. Keep track of everything: If you’re tasked with an assignment from your boss, write it down. If you really want to impress the boss…give them a status update before you’re asked to. Respond quickly: The worst thing […]
How to Make Your Team More Productive
3 Steps to Quick Decisions Let’s face it, making decisions on the fly is part of life. We only have so many hours in a day, so it’s important to be decisive. Here are 3 things to try to make decisions faster: Practice: Good decision making takes time and practice. When you’re tasked with your next big […]
Does it Matter What You Wear to Work?
Does Dressing for Success Work? That’s a loaded question. Some positions require you wear a suit to work. Other positions are cool with you rockin’ whatever makes you feel comfortable and productive. Is it time for you to revisit your dress code? If you’re a remote company, you’re in the clear. (Pro tip for remote […]
Hiring, Attracting and Retaining Employees
Hiring, Attracting and Retaining Employees If it were only as simple as typing it out, unfortunately, it’s not. Hiring, attracting and retaining employees requires a lot of effort. Whether you have a dedicated HR team or you’re a 10 employee outfit, the challenges remain the same. Lisa (Shroyer) Pyle was recently featured on the Self-Storage […]
It’s All in the Willpower
It’s All in the Willpower Some say willpower is the single most important habit for individual success. Just like losing 10lbs takes hard work and dedication, so does willpower. Here are some simple early morning routines that will help strengthen your willpower. Set your alarm clock for the same time (every day) – the scientific benefits of this […]
How to Handle Leadership Errors
How to Handle Leadership Errors Your position at work may have you making countless decisions every day. Even if you’re right 100% of the time, there’s ultimately going to be a time when you’re not. Here are a few ways to turn that mistake into an opportunity. Be open to new information: there’s a reason why an […]
Conference Room, Now!
LEADERSHIP Meetings on Meetings… How many meetings do you have during an average work week? How productive are they, really? You’ve likely heard some tips on how to improve meetings… Stay laser-focused on the topic at hand, take notes and put action items into place, yada yada. Shani Harmon from Forbes likens this to health and wellness. We […]
Four-Day Work Week?
LEADERSHIP The Road Not Traveled “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be,” said former first lady Rosalyn Carter. Here’s a real-life example. Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of a successful beverage company called hint. (If you haven’t had […]
Where Do You Sit at work?
CULTURE That’s My Desk Have you heard of hot desking? Imagine going into the office on Monday and seeing someone else at your desk. That’s “hot desking” in a nut-shell. The fad started in 2015 and took on some brutal criticism. Despite the criticism, some companies are still implementing this desk sharing concept. The Pros: relationship building open […]
Are You Paranoid?
CULTURE Do You Need to Attract and Engage Millennials? Millennials are often referred to as high maintenance, unmotivated job hoppers. The reality is…they aren’t going anywhere. By 2025, they’ll make up 75% of the workforce (according to Forbes). real estate executive search firm Let’s cut to the chase… “Millennials are just like everyone else. Some are fantastic talented […]
A Walk-On Mentality
LEADERSHIP A Walk-On Mentality 635 days without a win! That all changed last night. Whether you’re a football person or not, you gotta give the Cleveland Browns some credit. Particularly, Baker Mayfield (2018 1st-round draft pick). Quick backstory: Mayfield was a 5’10 high school senior and lightly recruited. He casually walked onto Texas Tech and […]
Obsessive Customer Disorder
MANAGEMENT Amazon’s Secret Sauce Want to know how Jeff Bezos guides his employees in business decisions? The secret sauce of his trillion-dollar company is “obsessive-compulsive focus on the customer as opposed to obsession over the competitor.” ‘Focusing on what their customers need or want has driven many of Amazon’s most profitable business moves.’ For example: Amazon Prime […]
