Workplace Competition – Healthy or Harmful?

August 8, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

Some employers like to have their employees compete against each other with idea that this will help to improve performance. Sales people, for example, will…

Fighting the Summer Workplace Blues

July 21, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

Work does tend to slow down a little during the summer months. Thoughts turn to outdoor activities and the beach. So, with more distractions, what…

Managing The Independent Employee Effectively

July 14, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

Different employees naturally have different personalities. Some are easier to work with than others. One type of personality that can be difficult to work with…

Turning an “A” Player Into an A+

June 3, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

Some human resource authorities have estimated that high-performing employees contribute 10 times more to a company than other workers. That is a huge difference. So,…

Managing Your Best Employees

May 17, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

As in many things in life, when it comes to managing employees, it’s usually the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. That means spending the…

April Fools! Your New Hire Stinks!

March 30, 2016
Posted in Insurance Recruitment, Management Best Practices

Your company has recently made a new hire. Unfortunately, the person is not working out. He may be falling short of performance standards, or maybe…

When Flexibility Meets Exploitation

February 3, 2016
Posted in Management Best Practices

There will always be difficult people to deal with at work, people who are unreasonable or annoying. They could be bosses, co-workers, or employees. You…

AIG Cutting Jobs – Could Contingent Labor be the Solution?

Posted in Management Best Practices

Under pressure from investors and an earnings decline, the CEO of AIG recently announced plans to lay off about 25 percent of the company’s 1,400…

How to Light a Fire Under New Employees

December 30, 2015
Posted in Management Best Practices

When a new employee starts work, you want to get them up to speed as quickly as possible. This requires an effective onboarding process. Part…

I’m Not a Micromanager; I Just Have a Better Way to Do It

December 1, 2015
Posted in Management Best Practices

Most business experts consider micromanaging a bad thing. Micromanaging is mostly about control. It is where the supervisor cannot give up control of the work….