employees

Rituals and Superstitions that Boost Your Business

Do you ever try to avoid the number 13, or act a little more cautiously on Friday the 13th? How about throwing salt over your shoulder if you happen to spill...

How To Get Your Employees To Trust You

I seem to get this call a lot. It’s a business owner in desperation, seeking immediate help with employees. The question is inevitably a variation of how do I get...

Why You Can’t Motivate An Employee

I get it. You want a dream team, a devoted group of employees who would move mountains, face their fears, and work tirelessly to help you meet your entrepreneurial goals....

Money As A Motivator

If I have said it once, I have said it a million times, money doesn't motivate people. In fact, the only real way to use money as a motivator is...

Rewards Don’t Motivate Employees

It's old school thinking - if you want your employees to be more motivated, put a carrot out in front of them. The logic goes like this: I have a...

How To Bring Out The Best In Your Employees

It has been said before that everyone has a talent of some sort. And while this may be true, it is also true that many people never really get a...

Competitor Being Acquired?

After Penn State's massive Sandusky scandal broke, the football program went into turmoil. Fines, penalties loss of scholarships and a need to realign the entire program. During this turmoil other...

How To Hire Great Talent

Want to hire great talent (and who doesn't)? Skip the resumes. Resumes are simply a compilation of experience - a compilation of skills. Skills are thee stuff that great talent...

Don't Punish Failure, Reward It

I have noticed a trend with employees.  As a company grows it's the natural tendency of employees to work more and more within the corporate structure. Their job is to...

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