Tag: 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, […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

November 16, 2018

Generation Z makes up about 25 percent of the population, outnumbering both Baby Boomers and Millennials. Born between 1995 and 2010, the eldest members of Gen Z are entering the multigenerational workforce in large numbers, bringing with them a whole […]

November 12, 2018

In a world that celebrates boastful, self-aggrandizing behavior, you might be surprised to learn that researchers and employment experts are highlighting an opposite quality as the key to better leadership at work: It’s the quality of humility. “Humility is a […]

October 26, 2018

As marketers, we are used to trying to influence people to make a purchase, but what about when you want to influence someone to do you a favor or agree with your opinion? Influencer marketing can be powerful — and […]