Difficult Clients We all have at one time or another dealt with a difficult person. It could be someone close to us or someone for whatever reason we just did not get along with. We never quite understand why that person wants to be difficult. We think we are a nice person and are told …
Taking Care of Employees Remember how you once felt that your boss and your company were not looking out for you? Matthew Henry from Unsplash The pay was ok, but the raises were miniscule and the benefits were so-so. You worked hard and put in extra hours, but got scant if any praise for your …
Am I in the Right Career? Are you laying awake at night because you are not satisfied with where you are at in your career? It doesn’t make sense, but yet it bothers you so much that you are losing sleep over it. And you can’t understand why. You really knew what you wanted to …
Personal Life vs. Work Life You wonder if it is truly possible to enjoy a life where you can ‘Play Longer.’ You wonder if the rat race our society seems to be in is all that there is, and would love to find another way to enjoy life with your family and friends. Tara Ross, …
Being Respected Versus Being Liked “I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.” Julius Erving I managed many people during my career. One in particular stands out when it comes to the matter of whether it is better to be liked than respected. This individual was my …
Poor Project Management “Have a good plan, Execute it violently, Do it today” – General Douglas McArthur The business world seems to be moving and changing faster and faster. Companies that don’t keep up with this will fall behind their competition and the results of that could be disastrous. As change occurs, projects …
A Crisis in Leadership A lot has been discussed and written about concerning leadership. I, myself have written about this in an article published in Design 2 Part magazine, entitled, “8 Important Characteristics of Business Leaders: How 5 of the Greatest Exemplify Them”. In spite of this, there is still a lack of …
Not meeting your goals From Pinterest Goals Is missing your goals “What keeps you awake at night?” A goal is defined as the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. You all have them to some degree whether they be in business or in your personal lives. “All successful people …
It happened twice to me Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash What keeps you awake at night? That is the question I and my colleagues repeatedly asked potential new clients as we visited them for the first time. It was those things that we needed to know in order to help them to improve their businesses. …
Retirement. This is that stage of life that we move to when we decide that our regular working days are over. When we are fresh out of school, we are excited to begin our full time working career. Our whole life is ahead of us and we give little or no thought to retirement. In …