Holding On To What You’ve Got
If you’re smart, you are investing in your employees. You spend money to find them and recruit them, then you integrate them into your business which takes time and often some money. There is a sunk cost that goes into new employees, and you are better off if you can avoid sinking it again. So, […]
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- Sep, 27, 2018
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Sep, 27, 2018
Keeping It Professional
What do people value in your organization? Do they appreciate having a professional group where they can work together, sharing information and ideas openly without worrying they will be criticized behind their backs? Or do they enjoy talking behind each other’s backs like a bunch of teenagers? If it’s the latter, you have a problem. […]
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- Sep, 24, 2018
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Capitalizing on Relationships
Every firm requires capital, and there are a number of different kinds. The most obvious is what we think of as financial capital and physical capital, consisting of the monetary and physical investment needed to get a firm going and keep it operating. Then there is human capital, a term that has gained popularity in recent years, referring to […]
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- Sep, 20, 2018
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Have Fun, Or Else
When looking at their workplace, leaders often like to say “we are a family,” and of course, families often do fun things together. There are things you like to do, things that keep you relaxed and help you to recharge your batteries. Maybe it’s running, maybe it’s cooking, maybe it’s just going out drinking with […]
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- Sep, 17, 2018
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Keeper of the Secrets
Kate Morton’s 2013 novel The Secret Keeper spends its pages “[s]hifting between the 1930s, the 1960s and the present[…]The Secret Keeper is a spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, theatre and thievery, murder and enduring love.” Those are awesome things to have in a novel. They are horrible things to have in the workplace. If […]
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- Sep, 13, 2018
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