The people part of business operations.
People erroneously use the terms “excellent” and “exceptional” synonymously, but the two differ. “Excellent” implies a distinction from others but not necessarily rarity. For example, one might comment that a fourth-grade pianist is excellent, but she might be one of many in her class who shares the honor. On the other hand, “exceptional” denotes someone […]
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Ken Lloyd Conducting a job interview is a prime opportunity for office idiots to demonstrate their shocking lack of understanding of even the most basic elements of pre-employment screening. They are totally unprepared, easily distracted, ask questions that are personal and arguably illegal, and then fail to listen. And that’s just in the first ten
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During the economic downturn of the late 2000’s companies everywhere struggled to survive. Many companies were forced to make decisions that directly affected their employees both in the short term and the long term. Companies reduced staff; cut wages; re-level employees; reduced benefits; reduced or even eliminated pension plans and post retirement health care; eliminated
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Jonathan Erwin The “Bring Your Own” revolution is in full swing. From BYOB restaurants to bring-your-own-bag grocery stores, bring-your-own-beamer (projector) art shows and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) businesses, there is a paradigm shift in how companies create happiness and value for both employees and customers. Executives who understand and leverage this trend can transform their entire organization.
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Tru Pettigrew Who are The Veterans, The Boomers, Gen X and The Millennials? They could easily be the names of different music groups. But these are the names of four distinctly different generations in America. These four generations make up the newest quartet sensation known as “Today’s Workforce”. Now that we’ve formed this quartet, the
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Organizations with the greatest possibility of success also have the greatest possibility of failure. That is, the same behaviors and characteristics that maximize a company’s probability of notable success also maximize its probability of failure. The status quo stands firmly at odds with innovation, and the commitments of today often don’t align with the reality
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Jeff Gaines The “Never Enough” Mindset comes from the belief that no matter what you do or have, it won’t be enough. This mindset is buried deep into the American culture and many companies unwittingly reinforce it every day and in a variety of ways. A good example is workload. The average employee has more
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Greg Glebe How can you tie Sports and Manufacturing together? Both worlds are extremely competitive and though it may not be as exciting, the manufacturing and business world has some new tips and tricks that are definitely worth looking into. One such trick is called Lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing has taken the business world by
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As executives we often have a plan. A quick new vision to execute. Seems simple enough. We explain it. Our smart employees nod their heads, taking the assignment with perceived understanding and we move on to the next order of business. But, then the outcome somehow leaves us…well, wanting. The following example illustrates why. When
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People are often surprised to learn I have nine children. And that they’re all from the same amazing woman I’ve been married to for 24 years. Even more amazing is that she’s stayed in great shape, wakes with a smile each day and still greets us with a sense of love and humor. We live
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