Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for conflict, or actively avoid it. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can’t imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them to the death. But the reality is that startups are composed of smart people, with emotions as well as intellects, working in close proximity under much […]
Management
Trust, Authority, and Influence: Why Management and Leadership are Different Things
All too often, managers both new and old think that, simply because they’ve assumed a position in which they are charged with directing a team of employees, they’re automatically a leader. This couldn’t be further from the truth; a good manager isn’t necessarily a good leader, and vice/versa. There are fundamental differences between both, which […]
Bye-bye Boomers! Adios Gen Xers! Millennials in Management
As we look toward the coming year, I think it’s a good time to take a “long view” of how we are assimilating Millennials into our companies. The position of Millennials in the workforce is a topic often covered in business blogs like mine, and that’s a good thing because it’s an important issue. Exactly […]
How to Get Happier Employees
Happy employees work harder and do a better job than those that are unhappy. While you cannot control all areas of an employee’s life that affects their happiness, there are some easy changes that can be made to the workplace to help boost the moods of those who work there. After all, employees make or […]
Solve These 4 Common Management Challenges
Every business faces specific management problems. Each business requires new product and service offerings as well as constant innovation. More so, while the number of qualified candidates has shrunk; staffing expectations have become more demanding than ever. There are also other daily demands that managers must juggle to stay in line with the legal requirements […]
Got Restaurant Staff? Try a POS System to Manage Them More Efficiently
Managing your staff especially in a highly competitive restaurant business environment is not easy because you will be dealing with different personalities and characters. Often times, newbies are putting their best foot forward only on the first days of their being hired; the most maybe is just two weeks. Managers see their transformation to their […]
Effective Management Techniques for Any Business Owner
Within any business, having a great management team can mean the difference between success or failure. When workplace management is good, employees are satisfied and highly productive. However, when management is less than stellar, many aspects of the day-to-day activities on the job fall by the wayside. Whether it’s employees feeling as if they are […]
How HR Pros Use Performance Management to Improve Staff Retention
Performance management is an invaluable tool when it comes to the important relationship between the employee and the employer. It can be used to influence and guide almost every single aspect of this relationship, improve productivity, and heighten engagement. As such, it should come as no surprise to any HR professional that the development of […]
4 Bad Habits You Need to Break
Business owners these days rarely take the time to analyze the performance of their various ventures. With the emergence of a global economy that is literally a click away, most businesses—if not all—are too focused on pushing volumes and mutating the bottom line. One may be quick to defend this highly impersonal attitude as being […]
How Post-It Note Flowcharts Can Help Business Planning
Flowcharts are useful collaboration tools that are widely used in business. In the most basic terms, a flowchart is a diagram of the flow of a process or algorithm from start to finish. Essentially, each step of a process—including the start/end points, actions and decisions—is added to the chart, with arrows connecting the various steps. […]
