At my company we like to use this quote, originally written by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery: “A goal without a plan is just a wish!”
This quote highlights the first component needed in a simple blueprint for building a winning team, which I outlined in my first article on this topic…
Supervisors Play a Critical Role
As you may have seen in my last post, Having Fun in the Workplace — Why it’s Important, adding fun into your workplace provides a variety of benefits for both individual employees and the organization as a whole. Even a company’s customers seem to reap the benefits of having more satisfied employees, which can come from the added element of…
Why it’s Important.
Who says we need fun in the workplace? Isn’t that going to cut down on productivity and create more problems? Where is the empirical evidence that says workers need to have fun in order to be more effective, stay longer or care more? These are all good questions when considering…
Should You Offer Discounts to Consumers During Lulls, Slow Periods, Holiday or Seasonal Down Times?
Here are two sides of a classic business debate: In slow or down times is it better to keep your prices stable and be patient for the market to rebound or discount rates to drive new and more revenues?
On one side we have those who say if they drop rates they’ll have a tough time raising them when the market gets better. They also claim that dropping their rates will…
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