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By Denny Lancaster Does this sound like a familiar story? A middle school student applied for a job and his prospective employer said, I am sorry but you cannot be employed because you are not yet 16. Then when reaching 16 years of age, the student applied again, only to be told he lacked the experience. Website [...]

By Stuart Crawford Do you ever stop to think how successful a hockey team would be if they did not celebrate each and every goal they score? Or any sports team every time they put a point up on the board?  You would sit in the stands and wonder what was up if they didn`t. Hockey teams [...]

By Doris Helge, Ph.D. Can work be play? Scientists have discovered that joy on the job is our natural state. We are like monkeys because we are hardwired to interact, cooperate, and play. Employees at some savvy companies play miniature golf in the hallways. Managers and team leaders appoint Humor Teams and Play Squads. However, most of our [...]

By Linda Devis Improving organizational culture has become a necessity in today’s ever-changing business environment. People want to work for a company where they can be happy and balance work and life. Organizations who treat their members well have experienced a better retention rate, an increased productivity and a happier overall culture. Improving organizational culture can be [...]

By Brian Shoff As with many ideas I have, I later find that they have already been thought of. This idea is no exception. Sovereign Bank handles employee evaluations in a, in my opinion, remarkable way. Not only do supervisors and managers evaluation the performance of their respective departments, but their departments evaluate them! Here are some of [...]

By Britt Phillips Remember back in school that one class that was your favorite. You know the one you didn’t mind going to. The one you actually sort of looked forward to. The one you lost track of time in and it seemed like you had just sat down and already the bell rang the end [...]

By James Gehrke While managing a multicultural workforce while working overseas, I have seen the advantages multiculturalism brings to an organization.  However, these advantages do not always happen naturally. Our department was able to find ways to benefit from a multicultural group in order to maximize our performance.  I believe that a manager must create a strong [...]

By H Mingail Do you and your boss really know how valuable you are or could be with proper training? Help your boss to help you to get the training you desire. After all, training is one of the primary actions that your company enlists to improve performance, profitability and growth. Any way you slice it, more [...]

By Katheryn Hoban Many times who you work with is just as important as what you are marketing. At first we may have to join forces with people whom we may not otherwise choose in order to get the job done. You have to focus on the goal of completion. Therefore it is necessary to work with [...]

By Cheryl Mann There is a 5-step process that we have found to be very effective in building effective teams. Before we start, it’s important to remember that teams exist for one reason:  to achieve results!  However, it’s also important to remember that teams must be sustainable in order to continue producing those results, so that’s why [...]