Use Your Job is a 90-Day Challenge for employees, to help them have happiness, fulfillment, and high-performance in any job, by using it to achieve their own personal goals. It’s available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle, and I sent a copy to an HR professional to get her take on it. Her review is linked here:
Read moreas its people - here's the book!
After publishing, Use Your Job, I knew I wanted to write something for everyone who leads and cares for employees. As Its People is for employers, managers, team leaders and HR professionals, and in this post you can get a look at the book itself.
Read moreGUEST POST: how kindness at work increases employee performance
We all know there are plenty of reasons for being kind. But I’ve been wondering lately if giving, receiving, or witnessing kindness at work could make us better at our jobs. I asked around, and this guest article gives the verdict:
Read morehow to use your job - guest podcast episode
How to use your job: If you’re an employee, and you want to know how to advance in your career, or how to find happiness and fulfillment at work (no matter what your job is, how you feel about it, or how long you plan to stay), or how to move up in your job, or how to develop yourself at your job - And if you’re an employer, manager, team leader, or HR professional, and you want to know how to have employees who are motivated, engaged, and high-performing - watch or listen to this podcast episode:
Read morehow to survive unemployment
I’m always going on and on about how you can use your job to achieve your goals, and why you can be happy at your job for however-long you decide to stay, but there are so many of us who would love to be working anywhere right now.
I’ve been unemployed myself a couple times, and I’ve been thinking about them a lot recently. If you’re unemployed and can’t find a job; if you’re scared, depressed, and feeling paralyzed, here’s your plan:
Read morea book for leadership and management
Want to increase employee motivation, morale, engagement, and performance? Want to increase your own happiness, energy, and fulfillment in your leadership role? Want to create an environment where everyone works better for each other, better for the company, and better for you?
Then make your employees the focus for the next 90 days, with this book for leadership and management:
Read morea critical skill for leading a team
There’s a critical skill you’ll need to master as an employer or manager. It’s what will help you to have all the right attitudes and abilities every single time you’re around or interacting with your employees. It will help you to develop more skills and traits for improving in your role. It’s called, “Being in Character”, and it will make you a better leader.
Read moredefining roles and responsibilities in an organization
Want to avoid confusion, mistakes, misunderstandings, and tasks that slip through the cracks? Help your employees to get organized, by clearly defining their roles, and separating their responsibilities.
Defining roles and responsibilities in an organization is essential. It prevents the misunderstandings and mistakes that can so easily happen from multiple people who wear too many hats and dabble in each other’s work. Here’s how to organize the roles in your company and set your employees up for success:
Read morewhen your commute is too long
What do you do when your commute is too long? I think if your drive to work is too long, you can do what you can to change it - or you can use it.
Read moreGUEST POST: how to conduct performance reviews
Employee performance reviews are fantastic opportunities for you to increase morale, productivity, engagement, and retention. Learn how in THIS ARTICLE.
Employee performance reviews can be a positive experience for your employees, and a fantastic opportunity for you. In this guest article, I share insights straight from employees themselves on how to conduct performance reviews.
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