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Enticing Employees Back into the Office: 3 Strategic Employer Mistakes
Management/supervision

Enticing Employees Back into the Office: 3 Strategic Employer Mistakes

Enticing Employees Back into the Office: 3 Strategic Employer Mistakes You sweated crafting an email announcing a full return-to-the-office to … Continue reading Enticing Employees Back into the Office: 3 Strategic Employer Mistakes

Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss
Career, Coaching, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss

Question: When I began my job seven months ago, I thought I just needed to earn my new manager’s trust. … Continue reading Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss

Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired

Question: During the Christmas holidays, I attended a social event where my wife and I told a series of jokes … Continue reading Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired

Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale
Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale

Question: When the board promoted me into the chief executive officer position a year ago, it seemed the culmination to … Continue reading Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale

What You Can Learn from a SWAT  Team Member Who Had a Heart
HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Professional growth

What You Can Learn from a SWAT Team Member Who Had a Heart

The SWAT team The SWAT team pulled up to the building on Wabash Avenue. Dressed in black from head to … Continue reading What You Can Learn from a SWAT Team Member Who Had a Heart

Firing an Alpha Employee
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Firing an Alpha Employee

Question:             I’ve known for a long time I needed to fire our company’s operations manager. I hired her because … Continue reading Firing an Alpha Employee

Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision

Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe

A local retailer’s call: “The Walmart murders struck close to home for our employees, in part because the gunman was … Continue reading Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe

The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, National events & politics

The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?

There were signs of potential disaster that later erupted in six deaths when Walmart supervisor Andre Bing shot and killed … Continue reading The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?

Inflation’s Impact on Employees and the Workplace
Accountability, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, National events & politics

Inflation’s Impact on Employees and the Workplace

What keeps your employees and coworkers up at night, and what does it mean to you as their employer or … Continue reading Inflation’s Impact on Employees and the Workplace

Elon Musk’s Twitter Crises: 5 Key Take-aways for Employers
Accountability, Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Elon Musk’s Twitter Crises: 5 Key Take-aways for Employers

When multi-billionaire and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk acquired Twitter on October 27th, he assumed leadership of a company that … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Crises: 5 Key Take-aways for Employers

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