Category: The Art & Science of Management

  • 4 Solutions to Bridging Generation Gap in the Workplace

    Posted by Becky Deans   Date: July 05, 2018   The millennial generation is entering the workplace and causing the more seasoned employees to roll their eyes and shake their heads. Having four different generations working together is challenging, but being willing to learn the experiences that shaped each one helps bring understanding and solutions. The newest generations…

  • The What, Why and How of Company Culture

    Posted by Becky Deans Date: July 19, 2018 How many businesses do you know that say they have an open-door policy when it comes to listening to employees? How many of those businesses actually have an open door that employees feel comfortable walking through to speak their minds? Not many, right? That is an example of a company…

  • How to tell your boss you’re overwhelmed

    By Sharlyn Lauby | November 6, 2017 Workplace stress is a real issue. According to a survey conducted by Everest College, eight in ten employees are stressed by at least one thing at work. When you start drilling down for specifics about what those individual stressors might be, workload is tops on the list. A survey from employee assistance…

  • 5 steps to more productive mornings

    What is not a choice for most of us is that the work day starts at a set time each morning…

  • THE TOP 50 COMPLIMENTS FOR TEAM MEMBERS

    by Justin Reynolds on Aug 24, 2016 10:00:00 AM In performance reviews, words of appreciation for employees consistently impacts the happiness of an organization and employee productivity. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 50% of employees indicated they believed turnover would decrease if managers simply recognized their efforts more frequently. From a productivity standpoint, 40% of employees said they were unlikely to…