Practical Practice Management Blog

While we would like to think that most business owners care about employee morale, many do not. Employers often overlook this important...

Despite the efforts of a good manager, there are times when an employee’s performance falls below the acceptable line. When this happens...

I was at a conference this past weekend talking with office managers and the conversation turned to time management and the struggles...

Playing the balancing game of life can be pretty difficult.  We want to give our all at work and at home.  If it were just these two...

When my children were young I had the privilege of being a stay at home mom, until I became a working from home mom. Even with one parent...

A common complaint among managers, no matter type of business they are in, is lack of employee cooperation to complete their job tasks....

“To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent.” ~ Robert Copeland Being...

Putting off thinking about projects, deadlines or commitments can be very draining to your mind and cause you to become unproductive in...

A colleague recently recommended the book “Just Listen” by Author Mark Goulston.  Since I am a firm believer that we must keep improving...

Have you ever been able to switch positions with someone at work?  You really do learn a lot about what your co-workers have to do when...

Recently, I had a post on Little White Lies At Work, but what do you do when you find out your co-worker has broken the law at work? For...

Lack of respect in the workplace happens more than we would like to think.  The hope would be that people would demonstrate respect for...

John Maxwell states in his book “Beyond Talent” that you need to become someone who gets extraordinary results. Dr. Maxwell has...

There have been times that my boss will ask me what a certain employee is doing.  If I do not know, which I may not at that very moment,...

I recently had a reminder of a painful experience I had many years ago of breaking a bad habit. I would use certain “filler words” when I...

When I notice that one of my staff has a problem they are dealing with, I want to step in to help them fix it (make things better for...

Do you ever have days like this when you know you need to get ready, but you allow distractions to keep you from doing so?  Just watch...

What should be done with an employee who tells “little white lies” often at work?  Their coworkers are becoming very upset by this as...

Lately, the theme of becoming a better person has been popping up in everything I have been reading or listening to.  Most people do want...

Good Morning, before you stick anything into your mouth this morning you may want to watch this entertaining video about the food we...