Are You Underpaid? The Answer Might Surprise You! Have you ever felt as if you are underpaid? You know you work hard, you know you give your all to your employer, yet you still feel your pay is less than adequate. In this situation, employees can begin to feel...
A Servant Leader My graduate work in Organizational Leadership included the concept of servant leadership. In nearly every class the author, Ken Blanchard (“One Minute manager” and thought-leader on this subject) was mentioned. I was taught that...
Misguided Motivation Keeping employees motivated is challenging. Some managers try to motivate by fear. They threaten the loss of the job or a cut in pay, and for a short time the employee performs. The employee appears motivated so the manager is happy. But it will...
Shouting Doesn’t Make it Clear I’m learning to play golf. It is a very slow process. Last weekend as I had one of those horribly bad rounds my husband, who is an incredibly patient man, began to get frustrated. He knew I could do better, but I just couldn’t pull...
Ego and Fear Two Motivators that Lead to Failure In my experience, there are two motivators that drive most of us; ego and fear. Let’s take a look at how each of these is a separate issue with devastating results. Ego We all have ego. It’s our sense of self....
Making The Most Of Networking In today’s ever-changing landscape of networking, it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. If you don’t utilize your networking tools to the best of your ability you are leaving business on the table. Old schoolers sometimes refuse to...
