Practical Practice Management Blog

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....

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday.  I am looking forward to spending some time with family and friends during the upcoming Holiday Season....

I was having a conversation the other day with a manager of a small business.  We were discussing how to handle employee problems, and...

When you find yourself, stuck in a rut, take a few minutes out and read some quotes from Dr. Seuss.  They are a sure fix to get a smile...

Being in a management position I cannot say that I enjoy confrontations with my employer or staff members. Although, over the years I...

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the...

The key to a successful business it to be able to attract customers, satisfy them, and retain them for future business.  Giving great...

Most of us do not wake up happy every day.  We have days when things just don’t feel right and we are out-of-sorts with life.  When days...

Far too often we allow the day to bring what it may and we try to make it work with what we need to accomplish.  This does not work well,...

When a group of people working together realize that it is their combined knowledge and effort that makes the difference, they then are...

Today, in America we need to show more kindness to one another.  No matter what the voting outcome is we are a people of integrity, let’s...

Do you have a hard time achieving goals you really want?  I have often wondered if we really want to obtain a goal, why is it that we...

At times, it is hard to find the “happy” in the day, and there are days when “happy”cannot seem to be found.  If you look real hard, no...

People will follow, trust and work harder for managers who they believe have their best interest in mind. Ethical managers make their...

Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are...

Working with people who are highly emotional can not only be difficult, it can be quite draining. They wear their emotions on their...

In today’s world we have many devices or apps to keep us organized, in touch, and on track.  If we are honest with ourselves many times...

We make decisions every day, from the moment we wake up to the time we go to sleep.   Large or small, our decisions guide us throughout...

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

The best way to manage people is not to manage them, but to manage systems. Once you know what the expectations are of you, the manager,...