The Open Door Policy
For the most part, company’s have some system of hierarchy. From the intern to the president, everyone has their own tasks and responsibilities. For the workplace to be a place of harmonious success there needs to be multiple channels of communication. One of the most important of these channels is the relationship between a higher-up and the rest […]
5 Ways To Tell If You Hired Spider-Man
You hire the polite student with good work ethic. But slowly their behavior begins to change… and not for the better! Time to say goodbye, right? Before you do, make sure you check that you aren’t firing the famed masked avenger! Here’s a quick check to see if you hired Spider-Man: 1. They are always […]
Don’t Know? Say So!
For me, there is little worse than not understanding what’s going on. Being confused at work is frustrating and stressful. Whether it’s a matter of logistics or objectives, when you don’t fully understand your work there is little chance of performing up to standards. At best, there is a delay in your work, and at […]
Making Your Meetings Matter
You open your calendar on Monday morning and look ahead at your day. Meeting in a half hour, meeting over lunch, and an invite just popped up in your email for another one this afternoon. You sigh. Great, another day half filled with round-about discussion that lasts too long and doesn’t get anything done. You […]
Leading with Greatness: A Ted Talk by Roselinde Torres
Regardless if you are a company employee or the owner of your own business, you should strive to become a leader in your workplace. Roselinde Torres, a researcher in the field of leadership, spent twenty five years observing and traveling around the world to study different leadership programs. Torres formulated three essential questions to ask […]
How Can We Get Work Done At Work?
I recently listened to a Ted Talk Jason Fried gave in 2010 titled Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work. Fried talks about the workplace as a series of distractions where real, nose-to-the-grindstone work doesn’t often occur. Maybe this quote says it best: “When I ask people — and I’ve been asking people this question for […]
What Makes A Great Manager?
Well, there are plenty of reasonable and innovative answers to this questions. Listening to your team and utilizing their creativity and individual talents. Creating an open dialogue of communication. Passing the leadership baton so employees have the chance to grow professionally. Leading by example. But the real question we each should be answering is “what […]
10 Ways to Promote a Mentally Healthy Workplace
A national dialogue about mental health issues has been growing in recent years. More celebrities are opening up about struggles with their mental health and tragedies like Robin Williams’ death last month spark new questions about the nature of mental illness. With one in five people reporting mental health issues, the conversation can no longer […]
Getting It Done: Effective Goal Setting in the Workplace
From writing a daily or weekly to-do list to committing to a marathon training schedule, most of us regularly set goals in our life. But personally and professionally, less of us have found the right ingredients to achieve those goals. The runner gets tired of waking up at 5 am and a to-do list scribbled […]