BizSugar.com › User › cecilwampler › Upcoming

Sometimes the difference between first and last place is the planning. I’ve seen plenty of business disasters that could have been prevented with some planning improvements. Let’s take a closer look at some ways to get a better plan B and even plan C in place to truly ensure we are successful when Read More

When new leadership comes onboard, it can be beneficial to clear the way for them to reach big goals for the company. Once you have the right person in position, it is important to see what the person is capable of doing. You don’t want the person to just be a copy of the previous leader. Read More

Decision-making is a tough endeavor for any leader. Some decisions are easy and lend themselves to the use of problem solving and fact finding. Others leave us pondering the unknown... Read More

When managers are yelling for someone to hurry, I think they’re actually revealing their own weaknesses. Encouraging an employee to hurry through their job concerns me not only for the quality of the work being performed, but also the overall safety of the work environment.... Read More

This week I was thinking about how many times we find ourselves crunched for time or overwhelmed by problems and issues at work, but are just way too busy to take action.Too many times we are not working to our optimal potential because it would require taking a timeout. Today I wanted to pass on a Read More

Difficult people are really tough on everyone and once they’re in your organization, it might be a long time before you’re able to get rid of them. Let’s look at the ways you let these bad apples get out of control and I’ll show you a few of their tricks along the way so you’re better equipped. Read More

n the workplace, I have seen people who didn’t want others to succeed. They feel it makes them look more valuable when others around them are failing. This seems counterproductive for members of management. One could argue they are not truly successful unless they have left a successor that can tak Read More

A new supervisor or manager may find himself or herself in a scenario with a difficult situation or employee and lose control of their temper. People who can’t maintain a calm demeanor in the face of stressful situations or problem people just don’t seem to reach the level of success they were dest Read More

Employees come to work for an organization for a variety of reasons. They usually need to earn a paycheck, but time is too short to spend years in a job where you are neither recognized nor valued as an important contributor... Read More

Disengaged employees have either made the decision to leave the organization or even worse, they have elected to remain on the payroll and just stop performing.There are a number of ways management can work to prevent these types of issues before they get to this point... Read More