Leadership

On January 15, 2009, I published an article titled: ” There is no income gap in America, there is a skills gap”. (see JobWicket.com). The article was also published on a previous blog. Then on July 6, 2009, on this blog, I published a posts called Federal Workforce Skills Commission.

Read the articles to fully understand what I meant by a “skills gap”. (more…)

With the new year fast approaching, I’m reminded that it’s annual employee review time at many companies. If you are getting ready to do annual reviews, consider this:

When you do an employee review, you are actually doing your own review. (more…)

Deadbeat workers are a given. They’re out there. Are they working for you?

Do not tolerate deadbeat employees! Free up their future and let them work somewhere else where the standards are low or non-existent. Why? Deadbeats kill moral and kill productivity. (more…)

There is nothing like children to give you a different perspective on many subjects.  If you have children, I’m sure you have experienced this.  If you don’t have children, I’m sure there have been times when you’ve heard a child say something that gave you a totally different outlook.  A child’s perception is often entertaining.  There are other times when a child’s perception (more…)

In my years of operating businesses, I learned many keys to being successful. In any given business, operating procedures will vary – some more detailed than others. The equipment and tools will vary in different businesses. (more…)

Can Your Candidate Tell The Story?

Here are five questions that I ask of prospective employees and management candidates. These five questions will tell the story about that person. (more…)

If you’ve been in business for any length of time, I don’t have to tell you how tough it is to hire the right people.  Interviewing and hiring is one of the most critical task that we do as managers and it is not a tasks to be rushed through.  Typically, we needed someone yesterday, so we bypass or overlook certain things about an applicant just to get a person that will fill the present need.

How do you get so many good employees? (more…)

Occasionally, I see articles by other authors that I think needs to be seen again. Here is an article written by Brian Tracy.

One of the great rules for success is this: “It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from; all that really matters is where you’re going!”  (more…)