Practical Practice Management Blog

Empowerment is a term regarding a business management style where managers give staff members the power to make certain decisions within...

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Preventions survey 40% of Americans get less than the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep each...

Don’t aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot...

When talking to a young business owner recently she told me that she was frustrated at how hard it was to own a business, run a business...

When working with a client recently they expressed they were having some difficulty working with a person whom they outsourced some...

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...

Last week I stopped by our local pet store to pick up a few things for my Boston Terriers.  As I was walking up to the register one of...

“When you ask better questions, you get better answers. This may seem like common sense, but common sense is rarely common practice. When...

Running any type of business can be difficult. There are more things to think about and take care of then there are hours in our day. ...

The difference between those that reach their goals and those that do not is often the lack of self-motivation. How can we gain...

Happy New Year! It is that time of year again when many people make commitments for change in their lives.  It is estimated that 80% of...

Yesterday, I was listening to an interview with John Assaraf and he was talking about creating habits for change that we desire in our...

Many workplaces discourage friendship bonding because they feel that employees will be more interested in talking with their friends...

Change can be hard, really hard, especially if we are not prepared to make it happen. Listen to this… “90% of heart patients do not stick...

We hear and read a lot about being more compassionate toward others these days.  Compassion is something that can be learned, but only if...

A common mistake business owners or managers make when bringing together a work team is that all team members will fit together and...

“There is never just one way to look at something – there are always different perspectives, meanings, and perceptions, depending on who...

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...

Putting together a work team is not an easy task.  Just because we use the term “team” it doesn’t necessarily mean that the people in the...