March 2012
DOES YOUR JOB ALIGN WITH YOUR TRUE MOTIVATIONS AND TALENTS? Do you enjoy your job? Do you know what your strengths and weakneses are? Does your job allow you to utilize your strengths or do you constantly have to work on and compensate for your "weaknesses"? Finding job satisfaction and business success is all about finding the correct alignment between your personality, your strengths and the requirements of the job......
February 2012
6 STEPS TO BUILDING TRUST IN THE WORKPLACE: Trust is about reliability and doing the right thing. It's also a big factor that will determine success in your job and your career - especially in a rough business climate where your value as an employee is closely watched. Do your colleagues, subordinates, or superiors perceive you as trustworthy and honest? How can you build or rebuilld trust?
January 2012
TOP TEN CHARACTERISTICS OF A GREAT MANAGER: Being a good manager is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. The first time you try to fit the pieces together; it takes a while to get everything to fit smoothly. The second time you attempt to make the pieces fit, you are a little more familiar with the pattern. Each time after that it becomes more and more natural to easily match everything together and have it all turn out right.
November 2011
POSITIVE WORK BEHAVIORS: 8 STRAIGHTFORWARD TIPS FOR MOVING UP THE CORPORATE LADDER: Does one need to be cunning, manipulative, deceitful, dishonest or ruthless to climb the corporate ladder? Contrary to popular belief, there is another way. You need not have an evil plan when thinking about moving up the corporate ladder. Cliche as it maybe, the cunning plans make you fall off the corporate ladder faster than you can climb it. There are 8 positive work behaviors that can get you noticed and promoted.
October 2011
REWARDS OTHER THAN A PAYCHECK: You are living your dream of running your own bushiness, but are you really happy with what you're doing? in this article, Amy Abrams, co-author of The Big Enough Company talks about finding satisfaction in self-employment instead of just a paycheck.
September 2011 Read Newsletter
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT EMPLOYEES : "All managers will have to deal with difficult employees during their careers. First there will always be difficult employees. Second, it's your job as the manager to deal with them. If you don't deal with the problem, it will only get wore."
August 2011 Read Newsletter
"MANAGING CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE"" - Part 2 :As managers it is our responsibility to make transition as easy as possible for our employees.
Change can be one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome in the work environment.....
July 2011
"OPPORTUNITY IN CHANGE " - Part 1 : The way we do business has changed. We have faced one of the worst global recessions ever. Millions have become unemployed and in the face of stiff competition, and changing markets, ALL businesses have had to reassess their position, tighten expenditure, justify or reorganize staff complements, reformulate strategies and internal systems and reposition themselves for survival in the rapids of change.
May 2011 Read Newsletter.
"DO YOU HATE YOUR JOB?" There could be many reasons, one being the proverbial square peg in a round hole. Do you know your strengths and does
your job capitalize on these? Or do you work on your weaknesses with the possibility of only reaching mediocrity?
APRIL 2011 Read Newsletter
"THE INVISIBLE PROBLEM : SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE"
MARCH 2011 Read Newsletter
"WORKPLACE BULLY" : Do you recognize any of these people in your workplace?
* Screaming Mimi
* Two-Headed Snake
* Vindictive Gatekeeper
* Constant Critic
Yes, Bullying is not confined to the schoolyard. It is in fact alive and well in the Workplace.
FEBRUARY 2011 Read Newsletter
"IT'S NOT FAIR"! Keeping everyone happy and motivated like busy bees is a lot more difficult in the workplace than it is in the beehive or in the military. Why? People have a keen sense of what is just and fair and any behaviour which transgresses this expectation is sure to bring on a tsunami of troubles, ranging from go-slows, to “I don’t care” attitudes, backstabbing, low motivation, high absenteeism, lack of accountability, no pride in a job well done, lack of initiative, no teamwork or helpful organizational citizenship behaviour. On a large scale we have seen work forces mobilized into full blown strikes – bringing industry to its very knees, all in the name of what is perceived to be fair or unfair. So, how do workers perceive what is fair or unfair?
JANUARY 2011 Read Newsletter
HOW SAFE IS YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT? How do you create a weed free environment, where ideas can flourish, productivity is high and
staff take pride in their work? What is your role as a Manager? Can you identify any behaviors that could inadvertently dampen creativity, productivity and trust in your workplace?
