Category archives: Managing Employees

Valued employees are valuable employees. Show your people some love, and they’ll respond with loyalty and higher productivity.

Too often, managers become paternalistic toward employees, falling into the wrongheaded belief that they know what’s best for them.

Drawing the line between respecting someone’s space and excessive clutter is extra hard when there are mental health considerations.

Don’t just hire employees. Hire and build up intrapreneurs.

And no, it can’t be be resolved by blowing off some steam or meditating for 30 minutes.

Employees care about the ethical practices of their companies. Eight out of ten would take lower pay if they perceived their company as ‘just.’

Not all employees are comfortable opening up about why their work is slipping. They’ll just apologize and promise to do better. That’s why you need to get proactive.

As one CEO acknowledged, “You don’t really know the strength of the organization until you’ve seen what happens when the leader disappears for a while.”

Companies hire workers but have to manage people. No two are alike.

Entrepreneurs are notoriously resilient, but how can you move forward if you can’t trust your team?