Practical Practice Management Blog

How do you keep employees from bringing their outside life “baggage” into the workplace?   This is such a common and often asked question...

“I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the...

We are all customers of some type of consumer business and as a customer we should try to be as understanding as possible when we...

I asked her if she had talked to her employee about this and she had not.  She said that she did not want to put her on the defense since...

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” ~...

Goal achievement can be a challenge due to the difficulty of staying on track until the end. One way to help with this issue is to begin...

Even when you like your job, there are times that you will find yourself frustrated with a task, change or issue at work. At times you...

“Am I a striver with a spear of purpose, or a distracted straggler with a ready excuse.” ~ Brendon Burchard author of the Motivation...

Happy employees are more engaged employees. In turn, more engaged employees create a better workplace environment for all including their...

Have you ever worked with someone who doesn’t always tell things correctly or truthfully? I was talking with a friend who is having this...

Are you a leader at your work, church or in your community? Do you know how you are doing at leading those who are following you? There...

The culture of your company leaves a fingerprint on your customers.   Your culture is unique only to your company and those that work...

There are those who get things done and there are those who have difficulty getting things done.   Although, there could be many reasons...

Have you ever tried to say something only to have it misunderstood? Not only did it get misunderstood, but when you tried to re-explain...

People become unhappy with their work situation for many reasons, far too many to address in a single blog post. Certain signs begin to...

While at an airport restaurant this weekend I happened to overhear a conversation between two employees that were less than satisfied...

At a conference last weekend I was speaking with a few office managers on the topic of being open to the ideas of staff members when they...

Being respectful of others is one of the best qualities one can have.  Generally an individual who respects others is respected in...

When working with others as a team there has to be an element of immediate trust by the team members for each other in order for the team...

According to communication experts, the words we speak or hear are only part of the way we communicate with one another.  These experts...