A challenge for small business owners like myself is spending enough time working on the business Most of our time is spent working in the business

A challenge for small business owners like myself is spending enough time working on the business Most of our time is spent working in the business

Over the last twenty years the Gallup Organization has conducted an extensive study of workplaces in an attempt to determine how companies can find and retain key talent They interviewed over a million employees, asking each employee hundreds of questions, probing every conceivable aspect of their working life

Stephen Covey has a very dramatic demonstration that he uses to illustrate organizational alignment In a large room with hundreds of people, he asks everyone to close their eyes

When you hear the term “team building” , the first thing that may come to mind are things such as ropes courses, a weekend retreat, or some other form of recreational activity that is intended to build camaraderie among a group and inspire them to work better together In my years of business and consulting experience, I have never seen such activities take a dysfunctional group of people and turn them into a high performance team

Early in my management career, I had the opportunity to participate in a management development program that my company created for young managers with great potential The company was headquartered in Dallas, so one of our speakers was Gil Brandt, who at the time, was VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys

This newsletter goes out to about 500 people each month Many of you may question why this topic would be of interest since you have a good job and appear to be pretty safe and stable in it

It is not easy being a leader today Most organizations have eliminated layers of management and the average span of control for managers has increased significantly

The ultimate success of any organization—whether it is a business, a non-profit organization, or even a social club—is determined by the effectiveness of the team that leads that organization There are numerous books written on the subject of team work and team building

My wife and I have been exploring the idea of downsizing to a smaller home With our children grown and gone, we only use about a third of our house on a regular basis