Practical Practice Management Blog

Far too often we will just stay stuck in a bad situation and do not think outside the box for solutions.  We need to become an “outlier...

When any of my staff members come to me with a problem my gut instinct is to immediately help them fix it. (Make things easier for them)....

Today, I heard one of my coworkers struggling with putting a form inside an envelope and asked him what the problem was.  He said that...

Hello, I have been MIA for almost two weeks now due to a horrific event that happened in my city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma California on...

I was watching a video this week of Brendon Burchard’s and he was talking about the importance of scoring the roles you play every week...

Good Morning to you all! I just returned from a business trip to Italy, my favorite country to visit. Traveling, no matter how far, is...

I was speaking with a colleague today who just got back from a trip with a relative. I asked her if she had a good time, and she said...

When working with small business owners and their managers I often will hear that they struggle with getting their staff to really own...

Change is inevitable whether it is sudden or planned, it can be difficult to go through. For many when change happens at work and it...

Happy Monday! Since we are going to work today why don’t we try to make the day a better one for our coworkers? There are so many things...

Each day and every moment we get to choose what attitude we will bring to the world. Your heart goes with you no matter where you go,...

At a recent meeting I was talking with a couple of office managers and the topic of employee policy manuals came up.  I asked them if...

It often happens when an employer or manager notices that an employee has a change in work behavior they fail to address it, hoping it...

Whether you work in a medical office, retail store, or factory, it really doesn’t matter when it comes to needing that 5-minute breather...

I like the phrase “chewable bite-sized portions” and try to apply it to my “To Do” list of things.  The only way to accomplish a lot is...

“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” ~Helmut Schmidt I was talking with a small business owner recently about the...

Over the next few posts I will cover several traits that great leaders posses.  I hope you will not only enjoy them, but will pick up...

How do you feel about your job?  Do you love it or hate it?  Or is your job just okay and will do for the time being while you figure out...

I don’t think I am much different from any other manager when it comes to having a difficult conversation with a staff member.  When it...

Are Sue and Annie at it again?  You can always tell because the desk drawers close a little harder, the phone is hung up a more abruptly...