Practical Practice Management Blog

I read an article recently on the Forbes site titled Leadership Is About Emotion.  Whether you are in a leadership role at work, home or...

image: http://www.infifthgear.com Have you ever really thought about how you sound to others, especially the customers who come to your...

I recently read a great article called 10 tips for better karma at work.  Sometimes you can just feel it when you go into a place of...

Recently in my consulting business I have been reviewing resumes and interviewing prospective employee candidates for medical offices....

Great workplace teams do not just happen even when you have hired the best people to be on the team.  Great teams are built over time....

“Don’t find fault, find remedy.” ~ Henry Ford Have you ever worked with a blamer?  Or maybe you live with one.  This type of personality...

There is a big cost to a business when employees are ill or unhealthy.  There is lost production with absenteeism, but also when...

I was reading Small Business News, if you have never visited their blog it is a great hub for excellent business articles each day, all...

Every business depends on customers of some type.  Without them they would no longer be in business.  It is highly important that...

Yesterday Trevor Nagle, ABD, on his blog Leadership Musings of a Skeptical Positivist, had a great article regarding leadership.  (I have...

How would you rate the level of stress at your job? A. Espresso B. Strong coffee C. Regular cup of coffee D. Decaffeinated E. Other...

I have said it many times before today, when you are working with people you will always have people problems.  There is just no getting...

Are job descriptions necessary? This is a good question, and for many places of business none exist. How many jobs can you think of that...

As I boarded the Airporter bus, on the way home from my trip, several airport employees were also boarding the bus heading home after a...

Happy Monday Morning! Today will be my first day of immersion school in Montepulciano, Italy. About six years ago on a trip to Florence,...

In yesterday’s post “Managers who don’t like who they manage” the second reason listed was “Poor work ethics” and the third “Lack of...

Delivering negative feedback to employees is one of the most difficult tasks a manager has to do. It is not that they do not want to let...

There is no way that we can read every great article out there, but there is an excellent way to find several of these articles in one...

Taking a little break today from management, work and co-workers to escape from the work world and enjoy the beauty of the season....

When confrontation in the workplace used to happen I would get very upset and flustered which hindered my communication.  I would...