Have you ever been in a work environment, or a personal relationship, where you mostly hear the negative? Don’t do that. Stop doing that. It would have been better if… The first two examples are obviously negative. The third might seem a bit more subtle. The good news is that the idea of positive or … Read more
This is about two companies… one rich, the other poor. The poor company buys things that lose value very quickly, and do not generate any revenue or goodwill. In times of feast, the poor company spends quickly on parties and dinners and lunches, but only for certain people (the “in” crowd). They spend because that’s … Read more
I was listening to a Dave Ramsey call (on Youtube) this week and heard him say the average tenure of a collections agent at a collections agency is 90 days. If you are in the debt collections industry I’m guessing you don’t really like Dave Ramsey. Much of his advice with regard to collectors is … Read more
Years ago I had been working in a culture filled with major unrest and uncertainty. If there was any proverbial “writing on the wall,” it was bold and loud. In my position, though, I had to ignore what it meant for me while I tried to rally the troops and put on a good face. … Read more
Let’s shift gears from gamification, peer recognition, manager recognition, and some of the other things we’ve been blogging about. It’s time to talk about money! Cold, hard cash. Or something like that. Incentives. Variable Pay. Not payroll, but just about any other way to reward, with money, your employees. Incentives is a bit of a … Read more