The New Year brings a lot of optimism that you can move mountains. With that optimism comes the worry that your goals aren’t the right ones or that you won’t be able to hit the mark somehow. But this year can be different. You can set the perfect goals and achieve them. Whether it’s your Read more »
Posts By: Robin Walters
How Might You Become a Better Manager and Leader in 2023?
There’s something about a New Year that inspires us to set personal and professional goals. The problem is that only 16% of people who actually set these goals ever achieve them. Most give up within six weeks of starting to work towards their goal. If you’re a manager, setting professional development goals is essential for Read more »
How and Why You Should Start Time Blocking
If you’re a business owner or in leadership, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Every day is jam-packed, and you barely have time to get lunch, let alone accomplish all the tasks on your calendar. Yet there are lots of days where you feel like you’re running in place, with far too few tasks crossed off Read more »
Supporting Employees’ Goals (Part 2 of 2)
Last month, we wrote about the importance of goal-setting with your employees. Goal setting is a productivity enhancer that not only motivates and engages your team but also gives you benchmarks to help track and measure. Of course, this only works if you take the right steps toward goal setting. But that’s only the first Read more »
How to Eliminate Distractions in the Workplace and Stay Focused
Sometimes it’s hard to stay focused. It doesn’t matter if you’re a manager or a staff member; there are days when it’s tough to stay on track. In fact, the average employee loses just over two hours every day to work distractions. How can you improve those numbers by eliminating distractions and staying focused on Read more »
Understanding Employees’ Goals (Part 1 of 2)
How many articles are written each year on employee goal setting? Dozens? Hundreds? We know that goal setting is an important way to motivate employees. We know that goals trigger behaviors and that often goals end in rewards. That’s why companies use employee goal setting—it is a productivity aid. Goals also provide a measurement of Read more »
The Best Way to Answer “Why Should We Hire You?”
How many times have you heard this question in an interview, “So, tell me why we should pick you for the job?” This is a go-to question for many employers because it’s an excellent way to see if you’ve done your research on the company and the job itself. It’s a trick question that forces Read more »
How The ‘Great Resignation’ Will Impact Business
The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. No matter what you call it, the Great Resignation isn’t great for employers. Since 2021, record numbers of employees have quit their jobs—about 48 million to be exact. By March of 2022, it was common for about four million people a month to leave their jobs. During this same Read more »
5 Signs Your Employees Are Overworked and What to Do About It
You have a retention problem. That may be the first sign that your employees are overworked. Overworking is a common complaint and it leads to burnout in workers—and since COVID, we’ve seen a lot of this. If you are an employer worried that you’re working your employees too are, you might be. But here are Read more »
What To Do When You Make a Mistake on the Job
A famous historical quote begins, “To err is human.” That’s so true. Human beings make mistakes at home, in their lives, and in their jobs. So, when you make the inevitable mistake at work, how should you handle it? There are appropriate and inappropriate ways to handle workplace mistakes. Here’s what you need to know Read more »