Category: Administration

March 12, 2019

People don’t quit jobs – they quit bosses. You’ve probably heard this one a few times. You’ve also probably left a job or two because the manager was impossible to bear, even though the work was fulfilling, challenging and paid […]

March 7, 2019

Outsourcing isn’t a new trend — but what and why companies are outsourcing is changing. In its 2018 Global Outsourcing Survey, Deloitte went so far as to describe traditional outsourcing, such as moving manufacturing overseas, as “dead.” In its place, […]

March 1, 2019

You started 2019 with big goals and great intentions to do more good. Then life happened. Projects piled up, investor demands took precedent, and your travel schedule left you 30,000 feet in the air every other week. Unfortunately, giving back […]

February 26, 2019

For some of my clients, I meet with midlevel directors and managers or frontline supervisors and team leaders to assess what their concerns are, and what support they need to be successful. Way more often than you’d think — or […]

February 19, 2019

The losses incurred from not discarding the bad apple that then spoils the others in the fruit bowl metaphorically rings true when it comes to dealing with toxic workplace cultures. The mental, emotional and financial costs of not managing the […]

January 31, 2019

It’s not always possible to spend more money. And it’s not always possible to hire more people. But your boss, and your company, still expect sales to grow – month after month and year after year. How is it possible? […]

January 8, 2019

Managing finances is a crucial activity for any business. However, with all the other responsibilities a business owner has, not every entrepreneur has time to sift through receipts, bank statements and invoices, and outsourcing these tasks to a consultant may […]

December 28, 2018

Most people and companies don’t start off wanting to be asshats. No one wakes up in the morning and says, “I can’t wait to be stupid.” No one walks into their office and says, “You know, today I’m going to […]

December 21, 2018

The number of employees in the United States who work at least part of the time out of the office continues to increase. Gallup reported the number has risen to 43 percent. If that wasn’t enough, according to Deloitte 75 […]

November 30, 2018

Brett Kirby, a human performance scientist at the Nike Research Lab, recently declared that improving and increasing sleep might be one of the most significant trigger points to improving elite sports people’s performance. In a world of encouraging athletes to […]