by Wayne Robertson | Nov 21, 2021 | Management
One of the hot discussions in business is the 4-day workweek. Employees are excited about it. Management is not so enthusiastic. One of the hot discussions in business today is the 4-day workweek. Employees are excited about it. Management is not so enthusiastic....
by Wayne Robertson | Nov 17, 2021 | Work
Jack Ma is the Jeff Bezos of Asia with his company Alibaba. A very successful company. He recently revealed a reason for his success. He drives his team to work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days a week for a total of 72 hours. How stupid. I realize I am making that...
by Wayne Robertson | Nov 14, 2021 | Management
My father, who passed away a number of years ago, lived with regrets. Sometimes, in a moment of weakness, he would reveal to me some of his regrets. He was in the air force during WWII and was let go when the war was over. He loved the regularity, predictability,...
by Wayne Robertson | Nov 11, 2021 | Management
Helping the employee be their best. There are many different ideas on how to get the best out of employees. Schemes from rewards (gifts and money), team outings, competitions with great (read expensive) prizes, to trophies all try to coax more (and higher quality)...
by Wayne Robertson | Nov 8, 2021 | Management
There are no magic bullet ideas for making employees happy. But, there are hints at how we can make their work days a little easier. After more than three decades of working in small, medium, and large companies (I moved around every few years) and talking to...
