Being a leader may not be what you expect. A Leader is not to be someone who is “all powerful” or one to “dictate everyone else’s life”. A Leader should be one who is honest, responsible, respectful of others, intelligent, full of integrity, straight-forward, accountable and one who takes the role seriously. At times a … Read more
When asking employees what they would like altered about company performance evaluations in order to be more beneficial, productive, and valued, these are some you have probably heard, but let’s review and clarify for a better understanding. First, have these “performance evaluations” offered at least 2 or 3 times a year. So much can happen … Read more
Ready or not, here we go starting not only a “new” year but a “new decade”. As Compass Career Management Solutions has relayed to the Business Community in the past, “change is our one true constant”. Though many are rattled by change and transitions, they WILL continue! Does anything stay the same? We’ll have to think … Read more
How well do you understand the issue of Workplace Violence? It isn’t like waking up on the wrong side of the bed one day. Some people can be overly sensitive about their close relationships. Or it could be that a person can be highly sensitive about his/her hair, nose, accent, etc. and become exceedingly … Read more
In case you hadn’t noticed, there has been a substantial increase in “workplace violence”. In fact, these have occurred in a wide variety of industries and levels of employment. The impact of hand guns is not necessarily the basis for this increase. Whether in schools, manufacturing firms, theaters, malls, etc., the increase in anger and violence … Read more
All businesses have at least 2 or 3 aspects of their businesses, which can either increase or decrease the Bottom Line. Often there is one or two factors within those aspects that are at the root of the problem. One aspect is likely to be “Leadership”. If a leader has not be given realistic or … Read more
Have you noticed the increase in acquisitions and mergers lately? There are many industries who have been facing challenging times and tough competitors. The economy has been part of “uphill battle”. Some industries are affected by the international trading differences or disputes. Some countries use this area of business to play “chicken”, holding a tough … Read more
If you haven’t noticed, there have been a number of businesses who are reducing workforces, or merging, or making acquisitions, or just closing? Though this is nothing new, we can’t just scratch our heads and ignore them either? Of course, with all the politics in the air, you can’t help but wonder what is having … Read more
Think of the best business leader you ever had. What made them so helpful and effective? Did they make it easy for you? Were they extremely friendly and acted more like your “friend” than your superior? What did you learn from this Leader? There are different kinds of “Leaders”, but seldom does a “leader” who … Read more
Having moved to Charlotte in the fall of 1980, I can tell you that many of the city planners didn’t have a good understanding of what people wanted who moved here at that time. The Raintree subdivision (residential) was in its early stages, and we were being told by realtors that the city really didn’t … Read more