There is much we can credit to a strong military.  As I thought about this, I remembered something you may not be aware of.  The National...

Creating a workplace with a positive culture is not hard or expensive.  The basics are built by nurturing the existing relationships...

Make sure the workstation is clean and ready to go. Of course you want to introduce the new person to their co-workers but take it a step...

Here are five planning tips to help you plan a more productive meeting: Prepare an agenda with the meeting objectives and send it out...

Pick the right person for the job.  Make sure the person is capable of doing the work but don’t always pick the same person. Explain what...

Start by asking yourself: “Why am I giving this feedback?”  The only good answer is to solve the problem and help the person.  This...

Take responsibility for yourself and your actions.  Your boss is a busy person and what he or she really needs is someone who is able to...

Audience Analysis. Think about your audience first and put yourself in their place. What do they want to learn from you?  The more you...

NFL teams follow the players throughout their college careers to determine if their skills will be a good match for what the team needs....

A performance review sounds like a great tool, right? Then why do employees and supervisors alike tend to think of performance reviews as...

Get to know your people. People are motivated by different things and the only way to know what motivates them is to talk to them.  It...

It’s amazing to see the property devastation which only resulted in minor scratches and bruises for the theater’s customers and...