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The 10 questions to help you deal with negative employees

They successfully thrive in most offices.  You can find traces of them near the coffee pot or in the company breakroom.  They like to huddle in corners and scurry when you turn on the lights.  Who are they?  Negative employees! Most organizations ... More »

THE JOB OF A MANAGER

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself: An old proverb that has its place, but that place is most certainly not in management.  Managers earn their way by helping others get things done well - leveraging their competence across a number of subordinates who c... More »

How Free Time Frees Innovation

Business books and management gurus have long sung the praises of giving employees free time to tinker on projects they initiate. The idea seems to have begun with 3M, who allowed employees to spend 15 percent for their workweek focused on projects that were unrelated t... More »

What engagement gear are you in?

Michael Brenner

In my last blog, I discussed the idea of workplace engagement and provided a definition.  I also suggested that discretionary effort – the difference between the minimum amount of care and effort required to avoid being terminated and the maximum amount of ca... More »

Employee Recognition Strategies

Cindy Ventrice

Myth: Great recognition takes too much time. Truth: Your job is harder when you don't provide great recognition! Great recognition doesn't require more work. It requires a different way of thinking, a management strategy, and a few changes in habits. In return you get a... More »