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Improve Employee Communication By Sharing a Story
The next time your company decides to launch a new initiative, you could use facts and figures and charts and graphs to...
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4 Tips for Devising a Successful Marketing Plan in the New Year
It’s been a heck of a year. You’re probably tired. And the last thing you want to think about is what’s next....
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Visualize Problems for Customers Rather Than Confusing Them With Industry Jargon
People are visual.
This idea hit home when I was in college and took an advanced marketing class that featured an individual who...
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5 Powerful Phrases for Difficult Discussions with Your Employees
Do you ever come up with your best responses an hour after a conversation has ended? Do you ever say to yourself...
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Great Signage Keeps Phones Ringing and Workers Safe
Ben could hardly wait to set up his own business after years of working for a large company. Knowing the demographics of...
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The Downside to Being an 'Expert'
There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...
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Making a Case for Workplace Candor
Most people are told at an early age that if they have nothing nice to say, they should say nothing at all....
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How to Effectively Teach a Trainee
If you’ve been in the trades for a while, you’ve probably been asked to take someone under your wing and teach them...
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5 Steps to Battle Burnout for Your Busy Crew
The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...
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How to Manage Employees Who Don’t Get Along
Most of us have people who just rub us the wrong way. It’s part of human nature. You’re not going to like...
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How to Handle Toxic Employees
Even the best places to work can suffer from the occasional corrosive effects generated by drama queens, whiners, gossipers and bullies.
But all...
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How Leaders Can Improve Workplace Communication
There are many problems that can be solved through better communication. Teams that communicate well together tend to be more productive and find...
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Keep Employee Engagement High
Employee engagement is always one of the biggest issues facing employers. As well it should be: Studies consistently show that disengaged workers...















