by Caroline | Nov 16, 2017 | Business Plan, Communication, Culture, Internal Communication, Leadership, Management
Few leaders would dispute the importance of communicating effectively with customers. After all, the last thing you need is a kerfuffle that makes them take their business and money elsewhere. But for some reason, employers don’t always have the same standards when it...
by Caroline | Jun 27, 2017 | Best Place to Work, Communication, Company Culture, Learning Culture
I was recently perusing several business magazines’ “Best Places to Work” lists. Not surprising, of course, Google is #1. Why? Controversial statement alert! It’s not the massages, organic fresh-made juices or comfy couches that keep their employees happy and...
by Caroline | Jun 7, 2017 | Business Partners, Company Culture, Leadership, Management, Strategic Plan
After a brief search of HR related-job postings recently, I was pleased to see that more and more of them are titled HR Business Partner. Yes, that is correct, Human Resources is a business profession. Really! HR—What it’s Not What is it not? It’s not a...
by Caroline | May 9, 2017 | Communication, Company Culture, Leadership, Management
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about five reasons your employees might hate you. Now, I’m 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...
by Caroline | Apr 25, 2017 | Communication, Company Culture, Culture, Drama-Free Workplace, Leadership, Management, Teamwork, 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...