Leverage the science of organizational development with a clear perspective Small business owners and entrepreneurs: You certainly have your hands full, responsible as you are for absolutely everything about your business. Ironically enough, as soon as you employ other people to help with your work, you gain another set...
3 Key Steps to Engage and Retain your Best Employees Do you feel like your enthusiastic performers and your reliable rocks are disappearing from your organization? Are you stuck in a never-ending cycle of recruiting, onboarding, training and exit interviews? Are you spending more time refereeing conflicts than planning...
The realities of workplace conflict and how to deal with it. “Our team is constantly fighting with each other.” “I have a conflict with X and I am totally stressed out.” “I can’t do my job because that other person/department is getting in the way.” “There is so...
I’m no master gardener, but I know that you can’t just toss out some seeds and sprinkle a little water to succeed at growing, say, an apple tree. First, you have to till the ground and add nutrients to the soil to give those seeds the right environment to...
It’s time to stop complaining about younger employees and start engaging them A colleague of mine was a bit taken aback by what she described as “millennial bashing” during a lull at a professional conference she recently attended. Her table mates were complaining about how lazy millennials are, how...
Imagine showing up for work on your first day, ready to meet your colleagues and get started. You’re greeted warmly and escorted to your office and told to settle in. That’s when you realize you have no phone, no computer, no one available and no idea how to access...
OregonSaves Retirement Program – An interview with Erik Daley, CFA Staying on top of new developments in laws and regulations can be challenging. And, you certainly don’t want to miss opportunities to provide affordable benefits to the great people in your organization. You may have even previously considered offering...
From Employment Laws to Strategic Vision and Back As a leader, you are continually adjusting your focus. You have to zoom out to keep an eye on the horizon: Are there new strategic opportunities to grab on to or obstacles to navigate around? At the same time you have...