As another JV football season has come to a close, it’s a great time to look back and assess the season and my performance as the coach. This was my first year as head coach of the JV program with the Carolina Pride and was a tremendous learning experience. I’ve been the head ball coach […]
Jim Tanner received the promotion he had spent six years working hard for. He managed a team of eight people in a magazine publishing house and had responsibility over one magazine title, it’s Web site, and all production efforts for it. His team worked hard to produce a quality magazine and Jim’s efforts to increase […]
I am a terrible email user. Learn one method Kyle Chowning used to keep his inbox in top shape.
Never, ever underestimate the power of a good story.
Everyone has a finite amount of time to develop personal and professional skills. There is a long standing debate on employee development: do I help my employee work on their weaknesses or do I help develop my employee’s strengths? In the book First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus […]
When I was nine years old, I remember grabbing my baseball glove for a neighborhood baseball game in an empty lot near the Methodist church. It was your typical pickup ball game in a dust lot: I brought my glove, my friend Andy brought a bat, Tom brought his ball, a half dozen other kids […]
Many companies and managers are finding it difficult during the economic downturn to reward their employees – but you do not have to reward them in cash! Sometimes, you just need to be creative when rewarding your employees. We’ve put together this list of 21 ways to reward your employees for free or very low […]