Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
Surround Yourself with a Winning Team
Sports gives us such a great window into the rest of our lives. Over four quarters, nine innings, two halves, or whatever frame it uses, a game is a miniature lesson. The coaches and players prepare, come up with a plan. They put it into action. And within a few hours, there’s a winner and…
Read MoreHow to Successfully Deal with Workplace Fatigue
There’s no question that worker training programs are a sound investment. The only question is what elements should be included to provide the most benefits to employees while increasing company profits. Advances in modern technology have increased the pace of life while blurring the lines between personal and professional lives. That’s why an important element…
Read MoreWhy Small Businesses Should Embrace March Madness
We’re midway through March which means we’re fully in the midst of March Madness, the single-elimination college basketball tournament that b-ball fans anticipate yearly. It’s also around this time of the year that the internet sees an uptick in productivity listicles, since the stereotypical sentiment is that employees are too distracted with games and fantasy…
Read MoreHow to Use Company Culture to Attract Top Candidates
As startup owners, my managing partner Andrew Fayad and I know too well the Catch-22 that can affect small companies. To excel, startups need powerful hires who are experienced and innovative, but it’s hard to entice executive-level professionals to swap name-brand careers for something more obscure. At our company, we’ve successfully attracted an executive team…
Read More5 Corporate Wellness Trends for 2017
Research suggests that health and wellness are closely correlated with overall employee productivity and job satisfaction. Corporate wellness programs have also been proven to have an impact on the bottom line. In fact, a recent study found that companies who employ a wellness strategy have cost savings of approximately $264 per employee. The same study…
Read More9 Steps for Starting an Employee Engagement Program
We have all heard the importance of developing engaged employees at our workplace, but too often the articles are full of theoretical discussion instead of practical steps to making it happen. Without any claim that this is the definitive list, here are some simple steps to consider when starting your own program: Build a Business…
Read MoreAbout Personal Use of Corporate Assets
It is no secret that the IRS looks carefully below the surface for personal use of company assets (including cash) in its corporate income tax audits. This insight addresses more the impact of such behavior upon the actions of employees and others who observe that behavior from a senior manager or owner of a business—and…
Read More4 Steps to Optimizing Team Strengths for Innovation
Most entrepreneurs I know are individually very innovative, but a successful startup can’t be a one-man show (for long). That means they need to build an innovative team, which is not a skill that most people are born with. In fact, some very innovative individuals, known as ‘idea people’ or inventors, often end up creating…
Read MoreA 3-Step Process for Creating a Sustainable Performance Culture
It’s no secret that all leaders want to have a higher performing culture. We want to meet our business goals and objectives, have a culture that attracts top talent, and be a place where people find value and enjoyment in their work. But getting to this point is easier said than done, and how you…
Read MoreHow to Identify the Most Dangerous Person in Your Company
If you’ve read this column for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I tell people that intelligence is learning from your own mistakes. This means intelligence is painful, and it often leaves lumps and a bruised ego. Wisdom, on the other hand, is learning from other people’s mistakes. Wisdom…
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