Hire Good People, Not Good Employees In a recent interview I conducted with Matt Jung, the founder of Comfort Research and BigJoe Products, he discussed his organization’s ethos on hiring. He said “We don’t want [...]
4 Ways to Wield Influence in Your Organization Everyone wants to wield influence in their organization. Influence is a fragile thing that has nothing to do with manipulation or being deceptive. Influence is all [...]
7 Tips for Eliminating Workplace Complacency Admit it, you’ve had to fight complacency in your workplace. Whether it was trying to convince yourself to focus on a project’s completion or watching your team’s eyes glaze [...]
It’s time for you to pay people to leave your organization. There, I said it. Your organization is carrying around dead weight. Be honest with yourself. There are always going to be people that may [...]
You have to stop hiring mercenaries for you company right now! We've conditioned them to only do the things we ask for the money we provide, which is a set up formula for the bare [...]
3 ways to Gamify your Workplace It all starts with airport bingo. “What the heck is airport bingo?” you might be asking. Well, that’s the exact same question my wife asked when we had [...]
Holidays are a very difficult time in any business. We are torn between keeping momentum in our organizations going or actually enjoy time with friends and family. All of us are faced with options for [...]
The End of Company Sanctioned Mediocrity When organizations first begin there is so much excitement and palpable energy that every action is taken with the goal of excellence. The environment within the organization is agile, [...]
Too often people spend countless hours writing a list of qualifications for a position with a dream candidate in mind. While it is understandable that we all want the best people for our companies it [...]
Genuine customer loyalty is the Holy Grail of business development. Loyal customers will not only come back for more business, they will endorse you for free, make introductions to their friends, and protect you from [...]