Have you thought about what you are going to do for your new employee to make them feel welcomed?  No?  Well, maybe you should.  Making a new employee feel like they are part of the team right off the bat, will make them motivated to do the best they can do for you… Read more »

Don’t make motivating your employees harder than it has to be…A few simple tips can make you a great boss and give you the best employees… Read more »

The employer, employee relation can make or break a company.  If your employee dislikes you, the company and the job, then your relationship is in trouble…so how do you make sure you have a good relationship with your employee? Read more »

There are some people who welcome change and some who wishes the word “change” would disappear from this world.  Which are you?  Your answer could determine what kind of boss you will be… Read more »

We’ve all been there…a situation happens and instead of going straight to the problem employee we think we are better off to just make a general announcement stating that a situation has happened and because of that, policies are now being changed.  So what is wrong with that?  A lot! Read more »

When you are the boss, there is a fine line between being friendly and being friends with your employees.  Being friendly is asking how their family is doing, being friends is going to their family reunion.  Being friends with your employees won’t make you a better boss, instead it will make you a boss with more problems. Read more »

Each of us has talents that others might not.  And as the boss, we need to be able to find the talent in each of our employees, so we know which jobs they should and should not have.  What makes this so hard, is that sometimes employees don’t know what their talents are.  They might believe they are talented in one area, when it is clear to us they are not. So how do you show them their talents?  Read more »

Do you or your company train all of  your employees the exact same way?  Maybe with everyone coming to a training room and someone standing in front of them telling them how to do the task at hand…And how many tines have you had employees not ‘get it’?  We all learn different, so why are we all being taught the same way? Read more »

I ask this question all the time.  Do you really know what your employees are thinking?  I’m always surprised at the answer.  Many bosses will say yes, but when I ask them to tell me what they know…they can’t seem to put it into words.  Read more »