How do you treat your vendors?

by | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

In this site I normally focus on the interaction between the leader (manager) and the staff.  However, there is another component that I want to focus on today.  As a leader, we interact with several different people – staff, other executives, peers, and outside...

Being Your Best

by | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized

Being great means caring and putting a bit of your heart into the works you do.  Jon Gordon’s recent post explains this process so very well.  If you haven’t read his books, I highly recommend them – especially Training Camp, The Energy Bus, and No...

Three Practices to Be a More Positive Leader

by | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized

Three Practices to Be a More Positive Leader As I have talked about frequently, as the leader of the team you set the tone.  You are responsible for creating the culture that you want and need in order to achieve departmental goals.  And, since we spend long...

Three Pitfalls to Avoid When Onboarding New Employees

by | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

You have just completed an exhausting search and have hired the most spectacular employee in recent history!!!  You gave the hiring documents to your Human Resource department and now can focus on taking care of everything you ignored while doing interviews.  Can you...