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Communication Styles – Tellers, Teachers and Mentors
Communication is interesting. I have come to realize that there are multiple ways of passing…
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Planning for Your Staff of the Future
I believe most organizations struggle in the area of staff planning because they look at…
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Millennials Are Not Job Hoppers
The other day I read a statement from Gallup that said Millennials are job hoppers.…
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Ignoring Your Key Employees
Over my career, in multiple organizations, I have noticed a tendency to pay little attention…
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Free Money is Killing our Economy
The concept of students loans, let me give you “free” money now and don’t pay…
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Apprenticeships, a New/ Old Thing
Apprenticeships are making a comeback. In this employment market where it is more and more…
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Being an Employer of Choice
I have been involved in the hiring process for over 30 years. I have managed…
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Hiring and Keeping Great Employees
Remember- Employees are the only asset a company has that appreciates; all other assets depreciate.…
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Removing Wasted Time
Time is a resource. The problem is we don’t typically think of it as a…
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Conversation or Collective Monologs
I read this phrase the other day while I was reading an author’s thoughts on…
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Success is Not a Goal; Success is a Result
Despite what you have been told, a successful career is not about focusing on you.…
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Just Do the Right Thing
The owner of a company I worked for always said to me, “Just do the…
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What Ever Happened to Customer Service?
I was recently in a fast-food restaurant ordering lunch when I witnessed the two employees…
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Is the Cup Half Empty or Half Full?
We have probably all heard this question before. It is used in conversations about life…
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People Development vs. Human Resources
“Resources are things you use. I don’t want to use people. I want to develop…
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West Michigan Best Companies to Work For
I have recently semi-retired. In my final decade of permanent employment I was privileged to…
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Begin with the End in Mind
One of the seven habits in Steven Covey’s book “7 Habits for Highly Effective People”…
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Managing is like Parenting
After 30+ years of managing people and being a father of 4 and grandfather of…
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What do they teach in Drivers’ Training?
In the last 20+ years I have driven well over 500,000 miles. In fact the…
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Workplace Flexibility
The greatest effect on a flexible work force is your recruitment practice. If you hire…
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Continuous Improvement is an Atmosphere
In the last few decades Continuous Improvement has become a topic in most organizations. When…
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Why Would They Work for You?
This is a key question you need to answer during this next decade. Every organization…
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My Goal is To Do Nothing
One of the first things I tell a new employee that I am working with…
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Focus on Strengths Not Weaknesses
You probably have heard of Strength Finders. I believe the marketing for the Strength Finders…
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We are Leaving Talent on the Bench
Multiple times a week I find myself in conversation with talented people who cannot find…
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