The recruiting race is over and you found the best employee for your current needs. Way to go! Now is your chance to make a significant impact. With this fresh beginning, you enjoy the mutual spark that accompanies a new team member. It’s crucial to treat this time as...

Have you noticed that finding great talent now feels like a marathon? Recruiting talent is challenging enough for large employers with tons of resources. For small business leaders, the tight labor market is creating a great obstacle to business growth and success. If...

As we close out April and Alcohol Awareness Month, a few thoughts come to mind. Alcohol misuse not only impacts individuals and their families, but organizations as well. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Addiction, workers with alcohol problems were...

Last time, we talked about focusing on the basics of our leadership role (Set expectations. Get feedback. Reinforce.) What? You’re doing all these things and still not seeing the results you hope? Still herding cats? What is an awesome leader to do? Let me ask you...

There is much good information about the role of a leader. With so much guidance available, what is a busy leader to do? Information overload can hit very quickly and we fall back to old, comfortable patterns. A leader often must make decisions with little time to...