Practical Practice Management Blog

How do habits begin? When you think about the different habits you have, do you wonder how they started? We do hundreds of things each...

“The greatest definition for concentration I ever heard is, “Wherever you are at, be there!” ~Jim Rohn While attending a conference, I...

“How you rebound from a setback speaks volumes about who you are.” ~ Unknown Setbacks are just part of life. They come in all sizes and...

When you work for a small company or business getting to know your manager or boss may not be that difficult.  If you work in a very...

I was at a conference this past weekend talking with office managers and the conversation turned to time management and the struggles...

Playing the balancing game of life can be pretty difficult.  We want to give our all at work and at home.  If it were just these two...

“To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent.” ~ Robert Copeland Being...

Putting off thinking about projects, deadlines or commitments can be very draining to your mind and cause you to become unproductive in...

I recently had a reminder of a painful experience I had many years ago of breaking a bad habit. I would use certain “filler words” when I...

I have been doing research recently for a lecture I am preparing on “Attitudes.” I am repeatedly reminded that it really is up to each of...

Last weekend I lead a workshop for office managers using the book “The Supermanager” as my resource.  I have found this book to be a...

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing...

There are some people who feel it is their job to be critical of their co-workers and their efforts.  When I come across someone who is...

“In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.” -Warren...

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.  A journey of a thousand miles must begin with...

It was very frowned upon and supervisors were on the lookout for “the all too friendly talks by the coffee pot.” Since I have had no real...

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...

1. Work hard for continuous improvement. 2. Seek occupational growth and development. These two attributes go hand-and-hand as they feed...

1. Ethical Standards 2. Punctuality 3. Paying attention 4. Learning to do your job well 5. Being organized Each of the attributes that we...

I supply all of my employees with notebooks for their personal note-taking from day one.  It is impossible for anyone to remember...