Few people like hearing bad news about themselves. Getting a tough performance review or being called out for a mistake challenges our status and triggers … Read more
3 Steps to Building Engagement Among Your Hourly Workers
It’s time to stop taking the hourly employee for granted. Despite the fact that hourly employees are nearly 60% of the US workforce, leaders have a … Read more
What to Do When Managing People You Don’t Like
When you get promoted to a managerial position, you don’t automatically gain managerial skills that allow you to easily treat people fairly. … Read more
3 Secrets to Building High Performing Teams
Whether you’re scaling a large organization or building a new company, hiring and retaining top talent and building a high performing team is absolutely … Read more
Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Staying Power
I am 42 years old. My first “grown up” job was at the tender age of 22. I have had 12 jobs since that first job. That’s means I average a job change every … Read more
Advice For New Managers
Good leadership is essential for any successful company, but it’s not always easy for junior or first-time managers to adapt to their role. Many times, … Read more
5 Steps to Knowing and Keeping Your Best People
At the end of the first quarter of 2017, 45% of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings. Our own … Read more
3 Effective Train-On-A-Dime Techniques For SMBs
If you’re managing a smaller business, chances are you’ve considered where to cut things out of the company budget in order to stay ahead. Unfortunately, … Read more
5 Mistakes Leaders Make That Cripple Teams
Leaders create the culture that helps their teams thrive –– or barely survive. Of course, no leader intentionally stymies or stalls a team. But even the … Read more
3 Hiring Lessons the Mid-Market Can Learn from Small Companies
Note: The 2017 list was issued last month. Find it here. To make it onto Bo Burlingham’s The Best Small Companies In America, 2016 list on Forbes, a … Read more