Practical Practice Management Blog

In my ongoing journey to learn how to become a great manager, and to teach others, I came upon an older article in the Harvard Business...

If I have said this once, I have said it 100 times, “when you are working with people you will always have people problems.” There is...

For many of us life is very busy and full of “stuff” we have to do.  It can be a bit overwhelming at times when we try to think of...

As an Office Manager, I have come to the realization if I do not make sure that my staff has good functioning equipment to do their work...

“the best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.” ~ Elbert Hubbard What does this mean to you?  I think it means...

Whether it be at work or in your personal life there is always room to learn how to communicate better.  At work it is especially...

“There is no such thing as a half-hearted champion” ~ John Maxwell Definition of half-hearted – “without enthusiasm” I am sure there are...

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy...

Today, the employee issue I am going to discuss is one that I do not tolerate in my practice.   It is Friday the 13th and this employee...

Today we will continue to look at “why we do not like to listen to some people.”  The negative, complaining coworkers, drip, drip, drip....

The past two days my posts have been about why we do not like listen to some people and how the bad traits they have can effect our...

This week we are going to look at why people do not want to listen to others and the effects it can have in the workplace.. Julian...

As an office manager I often will find myself doing simple tasks, which take time, instead of delegating them to other office staff. When...

As a customer I try to be as understanding as possible when I encounter not so good service. We all know that there are times when poor...

In the office, the other day,  I mentioned a situation where a business acquaintance was at an event and they were “three sheets to the...

Pepperdine University designed this infograph called “Inside the Mind of a Successful Manager.”  There are some great points on...

I came across this post from about two years ago and as I read through the qualities that I should possess one jumped out at me, number...

Employee morale can either make or break a business. What is sad is many employers often overlook this important aspect of workplace...

Today we will discuss the last of the 10 main complaints that coworkers have with one other. It is difficult when we are motivated to go...

On Monday I started addressing the topic of “Why you many not like your coworker” Today, I will continue with three more reasons that I...