Practical Practice Management Blog

We have recently had some changes take place in our office with one employee moving and working remotely, a new employee coming on board...

At first the symptoms may not be easy to pinpoint and Band-Aids are handed out for quick fixes.  As time goes on it becomes very apparent...

I shake my head every time I hear this.  Why would you want to keep someone who only performed half of what was needed, just because it...

What do you do when poor performance starts to become an employees regular performance?  I am sure we have all worked in places where we...

But everyday there seems to be more important things that get my attention and I was having a hard time finding a block time to get...

There are those who just like to see what each day will bring, but that is not for me.  I have found that planning ahead works.  My kids...

Needless to say, we had to move our dinner inside to get away from them.  Over the next few days they got so bad we had to get fly strips...

Do you just go back to your desk feeling hurt, dejected, and angry?  No, you need to find out what is going on, but how?  You certainly...

It is almost like I am digging a tunnel to get into to something and at the same time I am throwing dirt on myself.  The dirt gets in my...

Once you have gotten over the initial shock that you have been lied to( if you can)  you need to make sure that you do not over-react. ...

This is an important decision to make, you need to weigh all of the factors and possible outcomes of sharing your personal life issues...

But the reality is that there are few people who think exactly the same way that you do, and maybe none.  So how do you handle these...

Although he was very involved in the interviewing process the upper management did have the final say in which candidate would be hired....

Being chronically late whether it is 3-5 minutes or possibly 10, has a negative reaction not only on your supervisor and/or boss, but...

There is also the issue that certain employees have fears that they bring into the workplace that have nothing to do with what actually...

With continued surveys showing that employee morale is on a steady downward spiral we need to take a good look at what might be causing...

“Respect cannot be bought or learned, it must be earned” It would be great if we always could work with people who our personalities...

Every now and then we need to take a step back and examine how our business is doing. Are the employees as productive as they should be? ...

If issues arise and you need to remind them of their tasks you want to handle it in a manner that shows you mean business, but also you...

I always thought the two were pretty much the same thing until I realized once when I thought I was stressed out that it was really...