Leadership
How to Express Your Gratitude on Employee Appreciation Day
The first Friday in March has been set aside every year since 1995 as Employee Appreciation Day. Organizations wouldn’t be able to operate without employees. This simple fact is too often overlooked and unacknowledged. Our days are jam-packed with more to-dos than we have time to do! Use this holiday as a day to pause…
Read More3 Powerful Ways Supervisors Nurture Big Creativity at Work
The activities that have made your organization successful in the past are likely not the same activities that will ensure it thrives in the future. As people responsible for the productivity of others, supervisors can, at times, see how their teams are limited by what is in place today. Thinking beyond what is in place…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Supervisor Do You Want to Be?
Most of us never ask ourselves this question. Supervisors are expected to be better at juggling than clowns riding unicycles at the circus, so how many actually have time for deep contemplation about supervisory style? However, success in any area of life is preceded by focusing on the things that you want. If you aren’t…
Read MoreHow to Hold More Effective Meetings
In the work world, you’ll rarely see more eye-rolling as you do when you announce a meeting has been scheduled. Meetings feel like a necessary evil. Even if we believe communicating as a team is important, it feels like meetings steal time from individual productivity. The gatherings have developed a bad rap because they can be…
Read More