Flexibility Unlocks Productivity in Your Team

An increasingly competitive business climate presents challenges for companies, no matter what their size.  As a leader, you need enhanced productivity from your team.  At the same time, shrinking budgets places a limit on your ability to hire and retain the best people.  Your employees are asked to work harder and work smarter and partner…

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The Most Essential Management Tool: A Sense of Humor

Effective management is more than learning how to evaluate an employee, motivate a team, or manage a project to deliver an excellent outcome.  Effective management is maintaining a sense of humor in the face of stress, challenge, and overwork.  It’s about leading by example and showing your team how to stay positive in the face…

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Does Your Team Trust You?

Trust matters.  Trust is crucial to performance.  Your team will simply be more productive if they trust you and your leadership.  Trust is crucial to profitability too.  If your team trusts you not only will they use their time more productively, they will share creative ideas that make your organization more profitable. Does your team…

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Do Your Events Actually Build Teams?

What happens in your office after a team building event?  Is it business as usual, back to the same old issues or do you see improvement?  Team building events should result in stronger workplace relationships, improved communication and stronger teams.  If they don’t, you’ve simply hosted an event. Team building events can be a powerful…

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Build Trust by Spending Time with Your Team

Want to make your team stronger and more creative?  Spend time with them.  Getting to know your employees in a casual setting leads to enhanced employee productivity, loyalty and creativity.  Why?  People work better when they feel included and valued.  People work more creativity when they trust the people they work with. Trust opens the…

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Want to Keep Your Best Employees? Keep it Casual

Despite the relatively high unemployment numbers out there, most organizations know it’s becoming more difficult to recruit and hire qualified employees.  Your best strategy is to retain your top staff and reduce or eliminate your need to recruit.  How do you do that?  The key to retaining your best employees is providing an enjoyable work…

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PRESS RELEASE: Trivia Events Motivate Employees and Increase Productivity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (November 20, 2012) – Employee motivation is difficult to maintain during times of economic, financial, and personal stress.  Economic uncertainty creates stress for employees of even the most stable corporations.  Changing team dynamics add to this stress as employees accept additional responsibility and learn new roles in changing corporate environments.…

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