Practical Practice Management Blog

When you are in the job search arena and desperately in need of landing a job it is hard to take the time to ask the right questions to...

Hiring new staff members is not one of my favorite things to do.  Why?  Because it costs money (lots of it), and if you make a wrong...

When hiring a new person we (the employer/manager) have certain expectations they are to meet, at least in our minds. But does the new...

One of the most important skills that we can develop that will improve our daily life is self-discipline. Self-discipline is the...

If you are a business owner or manager and have people who work for your business you have probably ask yourself more than once, “How can...

Changes at work can be challenging to say the least.  For the most part employees like knowing what they need to do each day and how to...

Employees can feel down at work and show signs of disinterest.  It happens for many reasons, some are temporary and are caused by...

To feel good and thrive, researchers say that people need a 3:1 positivity ration.  That means we need to hear three positive statements...

The other day I was conducting interviews for a new staff member and had an interesting experience with one of the candidates.  While...

What do you do when you think it is time for you to receive a pay raise?  Maybe your last raise was a year ago and you are under the...

Happy Monday to you all! What better way to start your week off than by making the encounters you have today awesome for those you meet?...

When working with small business owners and their managers I often will hear that they struggle with getting their staff to really own...

There are several key “ingredients” that make up great leaders in the workplace.  One for certain is “persistence.”  Although it is an...

Happy Monday! Since we are going to work today why don’t we try to make the day a better one for our coworkers? There are so many things...

How do you feel about your job?  Do you love it or hate it?  Or is your job just okay and will do for the time being while you figure out...

Starting each day with a positive outlook would be wonderful, but it is not always easy to do. In fact, when things are not going well in...

I’m always impressed when I meet curious people. They ask questions and have a true interest in how or why things are the way they are....

When speaking with a group of managers recently, I asked what were their top employee issues.  I was very surprised that many of these...

“Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only...

“Don’t just let your business or job make something for you, let it make something of you.” ~ Jim Rohn (Do the best you can always!)...