Behind schedule at work
Sunday brought with it a fierce storm that spit in the face of any outdoor activities. By coincidence, this big storm hit on the day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational which has caused quite a stir in the golfing community. Hot on the trail of reclaiming his previous number one ranking, Tiger Woods discovered he would have to Read More
The Small Business Employee Puzzle
It is Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… Let’s talk about managing employee dynamics within organizations! Every piece must be included and positioned correctly to accurately completely a puzzle; businesses employee choices are no different. In order to be successful, a business must Read More
Why ride the telecommute train?
It’s no secret that work-from-home days and telecommuting job opportunities are increasing across the country. Many predict that as new technology continues to infiltrate business, more companies will hop on the telecommuting job train. It is widely believed that there are advantages from financials aspects to collaboration for organizations that encourage telecommuting. From a historical Read More
Lessons from the Catholic Church: Succession Planning?
Champ Rawls of The Rawls Group in Orlando, FL makes a good case for the correlation between Catholic Church leadership and succession planning. With Pope Benedict’s recent decision to step down, Rawls draws attention to the striking similarities between the responsibilities of the Pope and of a business leader. From leading others, to driving the Read More
Jedi Stress Relief
Be it in the form of endless paperwork, time sensitive projects or planning big events, we all have our share of stress. The difficulty is managing the stress. Sometimes it seems overwhelming, but if we look around us we realize people deal with much more stress than our own on a daily basis. How do Read More
“March Madness” or “March sadness”?
We all know the upheaval caused by March Madness every year. Each company has to determine on their own what stance to take on dealing with March Madness in the workplace. The question is “Will it be ‘March Madness’ or ‘March sadness’ this year at your company?” We can’t answer what approach is Read More
Workload Manager
Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… This week let’s talk about workload management. We walk a fine line between wanting to be challenged and being overloaded. Unfortunately, we do often find ourselves trying to climb out of what feels like an endless abyss Read More
The Family Tray Overload
It’s 9:00am on a Tuesday morning. Nancy is collecting her final reports and finalizing her agenda for the big meeting at 9:30am. As the VP of Communications, company success rides on her ability to be present and productive in the office. Then she gets a phone call at 9:15am from the school her child attends. Read More
Job change with rose colored glasses
Things at work seem to be growing more stressful by the day. There are still the same complaints among co-workers about this client or that old software. You’re just feeling burnt out. Add to all that the seemingly endless demands of your position, that keep growing. Now you’re considering a new career path. Maybe that Read More
Can you hear me now?
Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… Let’s talk about managing office communication! Sometimes you might feel like you’re struggling to productively communicate your message to your coworkers, or employees. At times it seems like you are on two different wave lengths! Have you Read More