Practical Practice Management Blog

Workplace relationships can make or break your day.  Whether you work with a few or many, if people do not get along well it can be felt...

Do you respect all of your coworkers? Do they feel that you respect them?  I know these may seem like ridiculous questions, but for many...

Employees care about having a good leader at work to follow and work with.  A good leader makes their team feel secure in their positions...

What makes an outstanding employee?  In my 20 years of management, I have had several good employees, but there are only a few that I...

I was looking through some of my older posts and came upon this one and was inspired by this woman’s story once again.  I could not help...

I am always surprised when I hear of an employee who does just enough to get by at work.  No effort is given to take extra steps to do...

Surveys have shown that a key factor to having long-term employees is keeping them engaged in their job and the organization as a whole....

Where do you draw the line when it comes to the responsibility of providing workplace happiness?  While there is much proof that...

Employers are looking for many different qualities and traits when they are searching for just the right employee to fill a position in...

My last blog post was on the underperforming employee; today I would like to look at what makes an outstanding employee? I have been a...

Working with a team of people, issues are certain to come up. The only way they will be resolved is if they are addressed, discussed and...

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt, American...

Are you continually trying to improve and learn more about the industry you are currently working in? If so, you just may find yourself...

“You have got to listen to the voice in your gut. It is individual.  It is unique. It is yours.  It’s called being authentic.”  ~...

This past week I had the opportunity to be an employer reference for a past employee.  She just finished her college degree and has been...

Have you ever done something at work that might be considered in a gray zone?  Possibly doing something not totally wrong, but not really...

The past few days I have been interviewing potential employees, I find this task to be a two-edged sword.  As a business owner you want...

Since our recent termination of an employee,  I am back combing through stacks of resumes and cover letters trying to pick out candidates...

On Saturday I had the wonderful pleasure to watch my son, Jonathan, graduate from Cal State Fullerton, obtaining his BA degree with Magna...

I posted this story about Charles Plumb’s parachute a long time ago, but felt it was worth repeating as a reminder that it is not us...