by Caroline | Sep 11, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, rewards, teamwork
Last week I wrote about five reasons your employees may hate you. Now I am not normally a negative person so while I did receive some feedback from readers on how fun it was to read and chuckle, I felt compelled to be more positive in this week’s post. So, it’s five...
by Caroline | Sep 4, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork
So, you are pretty sure your employees love you. I mean, you’re not like other bosses. You talk to them about their personal lives. You’re the office confidante. You consider their input carefully over time. You’re awesome! Right? Hmm, well…I’m sorry, but there’s a...
by Caroline | Aug 21, 2013 | Company Culture, People Evaluation, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
Drama, drama, drama! The woman who spends half the day polling officemates whether her boyfriend loves her. The man who has a conniption every time a client does something funky. The employees who come in complaining about each other every day, like five-year-olds on...
by Caroline | Jun 5, 2013 | Company Culture, Hiring, rewards, teamwork
Last week I talked about hiring diversity and how people have a tendency to turn their organizations into the equivalent of a high school clique where everybody in the company is a jock, or fashionista, or one of those kids who hangs out on the hill, smoking....
by Caroline | May 22, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, People Evaluation, teamwork, Training
Did you know that when your organization treats conflict as a bad thing, it can really cost the organization? It can cost money, productivity, opportunity. Take, for example, the large company we consulted with several years ago where employees were discouraged from...
by Caroline | Apr 17, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork, Training
Quick Quiz: Can you articulate how your sales or fundraising staff’s performance goals contribute to your strategic plan or mission? Okay, that was too easy. How about your operations department? How is their performance tied to the strategic plan? Or your accounting...
