No employer wants to have an unsafe workplace. After all, onsite injuries only serve to hurt morale, cost the company money, and slow down production. But, considering that a study from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Labor revealed that 69% of injuries and illnesses may be going unreported, in addition to the 3.1 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses recorded by the BLS, companies are still feeling the massive effects of workplace accidents.
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Wednesday,
January
18th,
2012
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If you’ve spent much time on the golf course, you may have picked up on the special vocabulary that has developed throughout the history of the game to describe just about any situation you may encounter during a typical round. Uniquely descriptive – and sometimes wildly inappropriate – golf lingo helps paint a more accurate picture of what you’re dealing with. But why do we reserve this language solely for the golf course? There are plenty of opportunities to dig into the golfer lexicon throughout the workday to help drive home an important point.
Fore!
On the golf course: There are several stories as to how this term originated, but there’s no mistaking what it means. Every golfer knows when you hear “Fore!” echoing across the links it means take cover because a poorly struck ball could be heading your way.
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With school starting back, I’ve been thinking about when I was in grade school and how those years affected me. Sure, I learned what most people learned – math, writing, teamwork, sharing – but there were also valuable lessons I learned outside the classroom too. And, while it’s been years since I’ve stepped foot on a school playground, those distant recess games are still paying off in my professional life, and probably in your’s too, if you think about it.
Hide and Seek
To keep hunting until you found all your hiding friends or to keep quiet until you were discovered took both diligence and patience – two characteristics every leader needs to have in order to be successful. Plus, you learned the art of communicating your plans to your team when you yelled “Ready or not, here I come!”
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Chances are, meetings don’t have a good rap around your office. In fact, in a recent Express Hiring Trends survey, 51% of leaders said meetings are the biggest drain on their time. As a leader, meetings are just a part of life that you’ve probably come to expect when strategizing, planning, and collaborating.
But, what about your employees? They have to interrupt their days in order to sit through those same meetings and gather the information they need to complete their tasks. Are you making those hours of meetings worth their while, or are you committing one of these top meeting faux pas that drive them crazy?
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Jared Brox
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Friday,
July
15th,
2011
Running a business is no simple task in and of itself, but add in a family member or two and you put yourself in a situation that can be both rewarding and frustrating. And, nowhere else is this dichotomy more evident than in the world of one of Hollywood’s most infamous family of “businessmen” – the Corleone’s. Whether you’re starting a new family business or stepping up as the next generation of leadership in an established company, there are some lessons to be learned from the words of some of the key characters in the Godfather trilogy.
“…and if I ever need any guidance, who’s a better consiglieri than my father?” -Michael Corleone
Even after they’ve retired, older generations of family business leaders can serve as valuable consultants. They have years of experience behind them and will be able to offer advice on many of the challenges the new generation of leaders encounter. This “been there, done that” experience is especially important immediately following a transition of power in order to maintain productivity and to reassure the company’s employees that the business is in good hands.
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Ashlie Turley
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Monday,
June
20th,
2011
In a world where results are king, it can be easy to overlook a few minor bad behaviors in return for completed projects and met deadlines. But whether an employee is your top performer or just an average worker, turning your head and allowing their inappropriate habits to continue will only harm the team. Your other employees are most likely fully aware of the bad behavior taking place and looking to you to handle it appropriately. Failing to do so can not only harm morale and productivity, it can also lead to higher turnover as your team members leave what they consider an unprofessional or unfair workplace. So make sure to nip these four bad behaviors in the bud fast!
Procrastination
Just because someone squeaks in just in time under the deadline doesn’t make their process of getting there okay. While some circumstances can’t be helped, an employee that repeatedly procrastinates and makes poor time management decisions is bad for business and the entire team. Rewarding their end results gives other employees the impression that strategic planning is no longer needed for their own projects, and it can be a morale dampener if you’re asking others to help out when those projects are in jeopardy.
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Friday,
June
17th,
2011
Do your employees come to work each day because they want to or because they have to? If you’re not sure how to answer that question, the issue may lie within your corporate culture. Companies that emphasize a strong corporate culture typically have more engaged employees, lower turnover, and higher productivity – basically, their employees enjoy the 8-10 hours a day they spend at work and actively pursue opportunities to work harder.
While employee perks and benefits are definitely a big component to positioning your business as a preferred place to work, one of the most important steps you can take when striving to build or maintain a productive corporate culture begins in the hiring process.
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No two employees are alike. From attitude to work ethic to skills and abilities, all workforces are made up of individuals, each with their own unique set of values and priorities. Whether it’s money, time off, recognition, or praise, your employees have a driving force that pushes them to achieve. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to know what motivates your team.
An important first step to discover what makes your employees tick is to understand motivation itself. It’s a subject that has been studied extensively throughout time, and there are a wide variety of theories that attempt to explain why we, as humans, do the things we do. One theory that can be particularly useful in explaining employee motivation is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Described by Abraham Maslow, an American professor of psychology, in his 1943 paper, A Theory of Human Motivation, the hierarchy of needs is typically portrayed as a five-level pyramid, starting with the most basic and fundamental needs at the bottom and the need of self-actualization at the top. According to the theory, each level of needs must be satisfied before we can move up the pyramid to the next level.
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Jared Brox
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Monday,
December
13th,
2010
There is no such thing as a perfect leader. No matter how experienced you are, there is always something you can learn about your leadership style that will help strengthen the working relationship between you and your employees. So, even if you have a healthy rapport with your team, don’t forget to step back from time-to-time to ensure you haven’t unknowingly developed any the following bad habits.
Big ideas, little follow-through
As a leader, you’re not only responsible for coming up with your company’s next big idea; you also have to build excitement for it among your employees. And, if you have a strong, motivated team, that shouldn’t be difficult. However, once you’ve built a consensus and everyone starts working toward making your ideas a reality, you have to be prepared to follow through to completion. It can be frustrating for employees to put in some serious elbow grease only to see a project fizzle out or never get implemented. Your team deserves to see the fruits of their labor and to have the opportunity to bask in the glory of a job well done.
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Tuesday,
December
7th,
2010
While this year has been an improvement for many businesses over the dismal 2008 and 2009 years we’d all like to forget, economic recovery has remained slow. And, leading economists expect that growth to remain modest through 2011, a difficult forecast for many employers and their employees who’ve struggled to stay afloat under the weight of increasingly heavier workloads and high stress levels.
We’ve all felt – to put it mildly – the pinch of the recession. Companies have faced pay cuts, job losses, and financial issues. While some individuals have adjusted to an increase in their workload, others are still struggling to survive. It has impacted employee morale, loyalty, engagement, and more. When employees feel overworked and underpaid, relationships with their managers can also suffer. And, the strain on workers is likely to continue in 2011 with businesses still reluctant to hire and salaries projected to increase by only 2.5 percent in 2011, according to the Conference Board, a global, independent research association.
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