127 – Covid-19 Business Changes

127 – Covid-19 Business Changes

Wow!  We are in the weirdest times I have ever seen!  The whole word has shutdown and businesses are going to have to make substantial changes when everything comes back to life. For those companies that are still working, there are reports of teams stressing out,...
09 – What Every Employee Craves

09 – What Every Employee Craves

Companies scramble to put together benefits packages to meet the interests and desires of employees.  It is a tough job to create benefits that will keep the employees in the company.  At the same time, there is not an endless budget so watching the expense budget is...
126 – Returning To Work

126 – Returning To Work

I have been hiding in my home for 46 days except for trips to the grocery store or pharmacy.  While I have no problem working from home, staying home by choice is great.  I can get lots of work done. Staying home by order of the government and nothing to do if I...
125 – Managing Remote Workers

125 – Managing Remote Workers

If you are a manager of a team that is now working remote, you are in trouble! The methods you used to manage a team sitting in the office with you will not work. Managing a remote team is totally different. I have had the pleasure and problems of working remote off...
08 – Don’t Make Customers First Priority

08 – Don’t Make Customers First Priority

For decades I have seen stories about how customers need to come first for the success of a business.  I actually bought into this theory for a number of years (blush). But, after observing a number of companies up close and how this goal is implemented, I realize...