Practical Practice Management Blog

Is it that you realize jobs are pretty hard to come by now?  Maybe you took a real good look at your job and counted all of the positives...

Most often this does not happen because of how we try to get the information from others in the first place.  For example, you want to...

Many people are effected by what is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which can happen during this time of the year. The first I...

“It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.” ~Napoleon Hill 08/26/14 #getitright...

“Live out your imagination, not your history” ~ Stephen Covey Motivation comes from within, we can not motivate others and others cannot...

The ramifications of not dealing with employee discipline issues are endless. The article below gives examples that can be used to set up...

I recently was talking with a law enforcement officer who told me that she would be ready to finish her shift and someone would not show...

Do they get excited about what they do and who they do it for?  Keeping employees actively engaged and happy at work can be a...

I was reading a blog post on leadership and decided that to print it off  for future reference.  When I clicked the print button my...

The Last Lecture, died on July 25th, 2008.  If you have never watched the last lecture or read the book I highly recommend that you do. ...

“The more you use your reins the less they’ll use their brains.” ~ The Horse Whisper Eventually many managers will come to the...

Maybe it is a one time incidence that can be overlooked.  But when it becomes a regular occurrence that is upsetting your work world then...

It is good management practice to have a standard pay increase policy that employees are told about when they are hired, eliminating the...

When she was hired she was led to believe that the company was headed down a road that she was willing to invest in and looked forward to...

When confrontation in the workplace used to happen I would get very upset and flustered which hindered my communication.  I would...

Making a special trip to the office supply store he was excited about picking out items that he thought would make the staff work more...

“The only difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is that the diamond had a little more pressure put on it.” ~ Unknown Whenever I...

Imagine watching a pro-football game and the quarterback calls the play, the team gets set and then the quarterback steps back to throw...

It is a known fact that you cannot make an employee a great one, just by paying them a great salary.  Jim Collins the author of the best...

All three of my children were and still are very different and I had to find out what would work with each one.  The same holds true with...