When it comes to employee motivation, one of the biggest mistakes we make as employers is having a strategy that is too general, especially when economic times are difficult.  How many of us have taken the time and made the effort to develop a leadership strategy that will both educate and motivate our business teams [...]

So you have a job opening… I bet you think you know what the position requires. But do you really know? Have you updated your job descriptions in the last few years? Do you even have written job descriptions on file? To be proactive, it’s a great habit to keep written records of each position [...]

In my experience, many business owners mistakenly believe they know how to conduct a great job interview. They often wing it, relying on their gut instincts in the moment and fail to prepare at all. Then they wonder why they can’t ever find great people to hire—or why the ones they do hire don’t work [...]

Often times it’s the things we don’t do as employers that most   affects the level of our employees’ satisfaction. I recently was reminded of this important lesson from a dedicated Super Shuttle driver on a 40 minute drive to the airport. After exchanging pleasantries Janine began to tell me how excited she was to work [...]

Most employees generally end up in one of these three categories. If you are fortunate to have some engaged team members (and we’re not talking diamonds, here!), then you can still help them to blossom even more. Plus, if you empower them to do so, they can play an active role in motivating the rest [...]