Small Businesses are great! I try to shop small businesses and support the local economy as much as I can. I also love the personality of small businesses. They tend to be casual, friendly, and fun. So, when you start talking to them about handbooks, they tend to be apprehensive about adding them to their …
I’ve often thought that in order to motivate people into doing the behavior you want, the most effective way to do that is by hanging a giant carrot from a stick and say, “go for it!” However, after quite a bit of research, I am learning that is not always the case. According to Daniel …
Is a Carrot and a Stick the Best Way to Motivate Employees? Read More »
Let’s talk about one of the hardest problems that Americans face today. What is it? Taking on a healthy approach to life. Some people call it work/life balance. That is a farce and I’ll explain why. Let’s begin by talking about your “yes”. When a person says “yes” to something they are automatically saying “no” …
It was 11 years ago that my husband and I decided that he would be going to law school. At the time we were both Christian school teachers in Lancaster, Ohio and believed that this was the right path forward. The consequences of this decision were that we would need to move, sell a house …
An Inside Look at the Beginnings of White Law Office, Co. Read More »
As an employer, are you communicating your expectations to your employees? Are you having honest conversations over what you need from them the first week you hire them and throughout their employment with your company? Are you setting boundaries with them about what is acceptable in your workplace and not acceptable? Have you thought enough about what those boundaries are to communicate that to new hires?
Growth or even understanding of how to run our business is a process. Some days are a step forward, but most days are a scoot or a shuffle or a little lean toward growth and understanding.
We have been exploring the word “mentoring” but for the purposes of this article, I would like the word “Coaching” instead. To me, mentoring implies one person, probably someone who has been doing the job for many years and is overseeing every aspect of a person’s job. But coaching has another view for me. If you look at a coach or a teacher they go through a process of working with a student or team.