Boo-hoo!
Have you ever thought you’d be perfect for a job that you didn’t get? Perhaps you’ve been disappointed that you are not getting what you wanted – promotion, new job, cool office. I’ve had my share of disappointments throughout my career. The advice I usually got, and that I told myself – “Everything happens for a reason. Looking back on this a year from now will give you a different perspective. What is meant to be, will be. Time will heal all wounds.”
While all of these statements may be true, they didn’t make… Continue reading
Commitment
I’ve long believed the universe sends messages to each one of us everyday. Lots of times we don’t notice them or believe they are messages. Sometimes they are too strong to ignore – because they keep repeating themselves. During the last three days I’ve gotten the same message three times, in different forms. I was wondering why I was getting increasingly annoyed until I linked all three together. They were examples of commitment – or more precisely, the lack of commitment.
The strongest way to build trust, relationships and reputation is by doing what we… Continue reading
Hodge Podge
Today’s blog has a few questions for you — I’m asking for your assistance. Most importantly – THANK YOU FOR READING MY BLOG! You may be one of many subscribers or see the blog on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. I’m thrilled when someone comments directly or through one of the social media avenues. I love when you take the time to re-tweet the message. It encourages me to keep writing. THANK YOU!
Hodge 1: Calling for guest bloggers! If you’ve been reading my blogs you know that I like to have guest… Continue reading
It’s YOU!
This blog is for leaders who have a high turnover of employees in their organizations. The high turnover may be in a specific department, division, or operational area. Drilling down, the turnover is associated with one manager or supervisor.
You may find this advice uncomfortable – take that as a good sign, things are going to change – and change comes with a certain amount of discomfort.
Advice #1: Review your organization. For each manager or supervisor of people, calculate the turnover rate for the last two years. Do this for every level of management.… Continue reading
Help wanted!
To date, this has been my most popular blog – originally posted in August of 2011. I’m re-running it in case you missed it. Great tips for hiring managers in addition to those seeking a new job. Let me know what you think!
I heard a tip from someone the other day. Hire slow and fire fast! My experience has been that many managers hire fast and are pretty slow to fire.
When you’re short staffed there’s a lot of pressure to get another body in to help. What can happen, you hire someone… Continue reading
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