The lights on Main Street USA were turned off suddenly approximately 12 weeks ago. While some light have been turned back on, Main Street will never be the same. Some doubt that Main Street’s lights will ever shine as bright as they once did. The COVID 19 Pandemic has crippled and altered ma…
If you already don’t have individual employee development plans, now is the time to implement them. These plans help reduce uncertainty, charts path of success and growth and ensure your employees are focused and optimally communicated with. Employee development plans should include: DISC Profile …
As the COVID 19 Crisis lingers, more states and municipalities extend shelter in place restrictions and lock downs spread, many of us working remotely and isolated at home will begin to feel increasingly disconnected. Long-term social distancing and self-quarantines will begin to have negative effec…
The definition of leadership has long been debated but it is something you know when you see it or experience it. Leadership in times of crisis for a business is critical so that organizations experience as little disruption as possible. Whatever the external factors or circumstances are, strong, co…
Emergency situations are unpredictable and quickly evolving. That’s why it’s important for every business to be prepared for managing the situation before the police can arrive. The following are the steps you should follow to create a basic plan: Step One: Establish a method for reporting the i…
Crisis management. Two words that business owners near and far seem to cringe at. And really, who can blame them? The way that a company handles a crisis can mean dishonor and death or survival and rebirth. Here are some basic tips for handling a crisis situation: 1. Don’t wait. Create a d…
Whether you own a business or work for someone who does, you have probably experienced the “never enough time” phenomenon. When I worked in the software development world, the saying was always that there was never enough time to do it right, but always plenty of time to go back and fix it lat…
Stress has many different side effects on people depending on how they can handle it. Although the signs and symptoms may not show as quickly and severely, there are techniques which one can apply to overcome it before it gets overbearing. It is not difficult at all to learn how to manage stress, h…
Even if you love what you do, any job can have stressful elements. Everyone who has ever held a job has probably felt work-related stress getting to them at some point. It can be the pressure to meet a deadline, or dealing with an overbearing boss. The question is, how to manage stress effectively? …
Stress at the workplace is quite normal, with one trying to complete as many items as possible on the goals’ checklist, and aiming to comply with standard procedures for all projects and assignments. Do you have too much on your plate, and are you finding it stressful to deal with the multitude of…