Practical Practice Management Blog

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 recently talked with a manager who is quite stressed by her employer.  She likes her job duties and the people she works with, she also...

Framing your message is a critical step when communicating a message to others. I am sure you have been in a meeting, lecture or briefing...

If you are an optimistic person you are probably a more realistic type of thinker. When you are a realistic thinker you tend to think...

I really enjoy working as a team at work, my teammates are great to work with.  When an issue or idea comes up it is exciting to hear...

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...

Change is one of the hardest things for most people to do.  Whether it is a big change or a small one, if we cannot see how we will reach...

Wouldn’t it be great if things always went according to “our” plans? One of my colleagues calls setbacks “stink bombs” and says “that you...

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected. ~Arnold Bennett...

“Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to.  We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how...

No matter what type of business you work in there are always going to be challenges to face and work through.  The more employees the...

Training in all aspects of your job is necessary in order to be able to perform to the best of your ability and to meet the expectations...

There are many difficult situations that a manager has to handle, but one of the hard ones is when you have a good employee who ends up...

Yesterday, as I was working on my 2016 goals and commitments I noticed that I was becoming a little stressed, okay maybe a lot stressed....

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...

You really are unhappy with your job right now but because of your situation it doesn’t appear that another job is in the near future....

Think of your favorite restaurant, you love the food, the staff is friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is wonderful. You look...

It is the time of year when people begin to think about changes they want to make in their life.  So often we want the change, but we are...

What do you do when you feel your life is your job and you only live to work? I was speaking with a gentleman recently that was...

I like getting things done and I like to do them correctly. Many, many years ago I strived to do things perfectly, not to my...