I’ve done many blog posts on how to be a better leader and supervisor as well as some that help readers identify when they’re not being at their best. However, I hadn’t thought about turning the tables and looking at the issue from the employee’s perspective, that is, what you should do if you have a […]
Last week’s post, Identifying Generations in Your Workplace, focused on identifying and understanding the five generations in the workplace. Now that you’re able to identify the generation a coworker represents, here are some specific guidelines for bridging the generation gap at work. Learning to adapt your communication style to those with whom you communicate is an […]
The first step in bridging the workplace generation gap is understanding that you have one and how extensive it is. By identifying your employees’ generations (no, don’t ask how old they are), you can take the first steps toward bringing your team together. From Harvard Business Review to Inc Magazine, articles about “Generations in the […]
When it comes to getting feedback on how you’re doing as a leader, manager, or business owner, the saying, “It’s lonely at the top,” was never more true. Too many leaders have no idea what their employees think of them and their leadership until an employee leaves the organization and decides to take a few […]
While having lunch with my friend Beverly one day, she was lamenting various employee challenges- from lack of personal responsibility to downright laziness. Case in point, the simple act of changing the toilet paper roll in the restroom. She just couldn’t understand how people could be so lazy that they couldn’t take 10 seconds to […]
I was teaching a full-day workshop one time for a local municipality. Throughout the day, the Fire Chief attending kept leaving the room to take calls. When we came back from one of our breaks, he apologized for the interruptions, saying, “I don’t understand why they keep calling,” to which I replied, “Because you keep […]
When we want to communicate something to others, one of the most important decisions we have to make after deciding WHAT we want to communicate, is HOW. That’s where the communication “channel” come in. In 1719, our options were pretty much limited to face-to-face communication or sending a written letter. In 2019, we have a […]
More and more, the first round of job interviews and initial new client meetings are being conducted virtually via Skype, Google Hangouts, Zoom, and others. Regardless of the technology, the use of videoconferencing is a way to save time and travel, but still get some of the benefits of a face-to-face meeting. That being said, from […]
I’m not sure what’s going on in the business world these days, but when did it start becoming acceptable to go to work looking like a wrinkled, rumpled mess? It seems everywhere I turn, I see people at work with wrinkled shirts, blouses, pants, etc. Is it because some label on their clothing says, “wrinkle […]
I know I’m lagging behind the trend, but I’ve finally gotten around to reading Marie Kondo’s book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” and the tidying wave is hitting my house. I find myself looking around at the items in my home and office and asking, “Is that necessary, […]
