How do you expect to finish if you never start?
We’ve all seen it. Some of us have even experienced it. It can be known as having your priorities out of whack. In other circles, they’re referred to as workaholics. Spiritually, it’s known as idolatry. At it’s root, it’s arrogance. Nothing else in this world matters other than your work. For these individuals, nothing comes before their work. I know, I… Continue reading How to Create a Culture of Burnouts
Rules are not a bad thing. The larger an organization grows, the more rules it has to adopt. It’s a simple concept that anyone who has gone through the pains of starting a business will tell you. But the difficult part happens when you find yourself enforcing your rules just because they are the rules and you forget what they stand for.… Continue reading When Rules Get in the Way of What’s Right #isupportpaulroof
Who are professionals? When I was a kid, I used to think that all adults = professionals. The truth is, we aren’t all professionals. Most of us are just getting by, actively disengaged and making money to pass the time. The Truth is We Don’t Love Our Work (shocker I know) Lots of people dislike their jobs. Some statistics claim up… Continue reading What If We All Loved Our Work?
Growing up watching football with my Dad, a lifetime football coach, all I ever wanted to do was be a football star. Football is a sport that requires mental toughness, physical strength, and speed. I was fortunate enough to have 2 of those to make for a decent ballplayer. When I first started training for football by lifting weights, I… Continue reading Veins in Weird Places: The Importance of Celebrating Progress
~ A short story to illustrate my point ~ Top executives are sitting at a board room table discussing what sort of changes they need to make to implement their employee retention rates. It’s the typical cast: CEO, CFO, COO, and a few other department heads with a management consultant attempting to guide the conversation. Consultant: “So the main issue… Continue reading How to Improve Relationships: Making a Leap of Faith
As our world has become more digitized, there are more people every day that are working from home. Less people are going into an office and less people’s co-workers are seen in person. Many of us (including me) stare at a computer screen for 8-14 hours a day and the most connection we get from our work is a phone… Continue reading Is Your Business Capitalizing on the Newest Social Trend?
Email is dying on the vine. I don’t know that it will ever go away, but it is on it’s way out. I’m sure some people said the same thing about fax machines a few years back, but look at how they still linger around. As social media becomes more and more ingrained in our society, our communication is becoming… Continue reading Corporate Communication Concepts: Technology Helps
As I’ve recently been searching for jobs I’ve been contemplating the question, “What makes people want to work at and stay with a company?” Some companies have great pay structures, others great perk packages. The ones that get the most notoriety are those that have both. But I think there’s something else that plays into the equation. I thought about my… Continue reading How Managers Can Decrease Turnover Ratio & Increase Productivity
