Management Training
Do Your Managers Possess These 5 Key Leadership Skills?
Being an effective manager requires an understanding of and a devotion to people development. A good manager or business owner makes the clear transition from employee and begins to develop specific skills that grow a team, a department, and a business. Are you as a business owner, or your managers, fulfilling the role of a…
Read MoreAre Annual Performance Reviews Still “A Thing”?
It used to be that companies held annual reviews toward the end of the year. With that usually came raises or promotions or anything that may have come as a result of those performance reviews. The question is today, is that still a good idea? There are two trains of thought on this issue, one…
Read More6 Traits of Effective Managers
When your business is large enough to require a manager, or managers, the importance of training those managers in how to manage people effectively is critical to your business success.
Read MoreGood, (or Bad) Management Flows Downhill
Good, or Bad Management Flows Downhill How your management or supervisory team handles your employees, whether good or bad, flows downhill and impacts your whole company. As a business owner, you have the choice and responsibility to train your managers so you can be confident in what flows down to your employees, and has a…
Read MoreWorkplace HR Trends in 2022
As we close out another unprecedented year, we look to 2022 and what kinds of workplace trends small business owners should be thinking about. With many businesses growing fast, labor short, and government still churning the Covid waters, it’s tough to predict what the year will look like, but we can already see trends happening…
Read MoreManaging Workplace Investigations
In California, Employers have a duty and obligation to investigate workplace harassment, abusive conduct, discrimination, and bullying claims. Employers are also required to take actions necessary to resolve the situation and prevent any further discrimination or harassment from occurring. This is important…the law has changed recently to dictate who can actually investigate a situation related…
Read MoreAre You a Micromanager?
As a business owner, sometimes its difficult to let go of what we think we are good at. Difficult to delegate those tasks that helped us grow our businesses. Who can do it better than we can, right? Although most of us have learned to delegate, we can still fall into the trap of micromanging…
Read More6 Questions You Should be Able to Ask Your Managers
Your managers likely have some autonomy within your organization. If not, they should! The goal of managers is to carry out the vision and goals of the business on your behalf, with minimum supervision and control. In order to accomplish this, you must have some sort of objectives and expected outcomes your managers understand and…
Read More5 Tips to Lead Your Employees To Greater Success
Employees are an essential part of your business and your success. If they are not engaged and empowered in your business, you run the risk of limiting your potential with production, customers and profit. Happiness doesn’t always come from goodies and perks, it comes from understanding your employee’s lives are truly intertwined with your business.…
Read MoreHow to Turn Your Employees Into Managers
Where do you find the perfect manager? Hiring a manager from within your current employees is the obvious answer. But is it as simple as just promoting that employee to manager and setting him or her loose? Most certainly not! Managing is a special kind of leadership role and it can be challenging to develop…
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