What happens when your employees (or your team or your spouse or your kids) aren't engaged? They leave. Study after study indicates that when employees are challenged, developed, have a purpose, are given the autonomy to do their job and are listened to...they stay. Isn't it the worst feeling when your best employee walks in … Continue reading Importance of Engagement
Management
Those who can DO and those who can’t MANAGE
Manage Things & Lead People
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. —Lao Tzu Management and Leadership are not the same thing. We manage things which can include a "team" of people. Management is the day-to-day running of...well, everything...of life. We all … Continue reading Manage Things & Lead People
With the Push of a Button
I came across two articles this weekend which made me think about our upcoming labor shortage and how that is driving companies to ensure they are a place where people want to work. There was an article in the Weekend Edition of the WSJ titled, "Thinking of Quitting? The Boss Knows". The article addresses the issue of … Continue reading With the Push of a Button