Archive for the ‘ Co-worker Problems ’ Category

Team Death, Dread and Doom

As a business owner or manager how aware are you of your team members workloads, possible dilemmas, or the stress that goes with them?  Many times, as managers or business owners we are so focused with our own workload that we fail to see when others need a helping hand.  Oftentimes your staff will not […]

Team Collaboration

Working with a team of people can be a challenge, especially if you have a hard time listening to your teammates and considering their problems and solutions if they differ from your opinion. We do not have a lot of scheduled team meetings at our office because we have a morning huddle each day. At […]

The Benefits Of Sharing At Work

“The impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.” ~ Annie Dillard In my years of working with other managers, I have found that some are not willing […]

Building Team Trust

Happy Thursday to you all! This week in a private coaching group with Top Practices Virtual Practice Management Institute I will begin a 4-week series on “Team Trust.”  I thought I would share some key points to developing trust within any work team. Trust among team members is necessary for the team to function at […]

Are You A Positive Team Player?

Everyone likes to work with people who have a great attitude.  You know the person who smiles and says good morning and then if they are done with their work will come and ask if you need help. People with positive attitudes are a joy to be around whether it is at work or home.  […]

Do You Really Want To Hear From Your Employees?

Employers, supervisors, and managers tell their staff that they want to hear from them and will tell them that their “door is always open.”  But when they do show up how do you act? As many times as I have told my staff, “Please come talk to me about anything anytime” that when they do […]

7 Ways We Tune Out On Conversations

The way we communicate with others can either make or break the relationship or encounter we are having with them.  I’m sure you have had a conversation at some point where you realized that you were the only one having the conversation. Our values, beliefs and thoughts make us who we are.  They are the […]

We Do Have a Choice

On my coaching call yesterday, we were discussing the topic of “Mindset” and how we have the ability to change our mindset.  I told the listeners about a time when I was speaking at a conference on the topic of “Creating a Great Workplace Environment” and this manager came up to me afterward and thank […]

5 Questions To Becoming Your Best Self

Almost all businesses depend on people.  Many need people to work at the business, or to shop at their business, and people to promote and market their business. Whether it is customers, patients, clients, or coworkers that you work with, they all deserve to receive the best service that you can give each day.  How we […]

Is A Carrot Enough To Motivate Employees? (Free E-Booklet)

If you are a business owner or manager and have people who work for your business you have probably asked yourself more than once, “How can I motivate my employees when they are at work?”  I have the opportunity to speak to small business owners often and I have found that this is one of […]