Organizations desire employers and employees who are loyal. When employers and employees are loyal to one another, employee satisfaction, productivity, and company profitability increases. In the workplace, there are those who foster trust and earn loyalty, and those who abuse trust and loyalty for personal gain. Those who command the
It's amazing how many people believe that once they attain a certain title or level of leadership, that automatically people will respect and listen to them. Leadership and influence aren’t necessarily a package deal. Someone could be a good influencer, but not a good leader. The key
When you think of a place that fosters creativity, do you think of a workplace? Maybe what came to mind was a classroom, a theater, or a museum. Places that endorse individuality. What didn’t come to mind or was near the bottom of the list was probably the workplace.
It can be hard to keep your apartment clean sometimes. After all, a home is to look lived in. But, did you know that there are some benefits to keeping your home nice and clean? Cleaning isn’t just to maintain appearance or to make things look pretty. No, cleaning
Other than being underpaid or overworked, employees tend to leave organizations because they feel undervalued or unappreciated. Two of the most basic human desires, to feel valued and appreciated, are not necessarily being met within organizations. Something that should be common sense. Rather than managing through pressures and demands, managers
The word success has a lot of definitions attached. Some would define it as making it to the top of their profession, earning money, becoming famous, achieving awards, or acquiring power. But what happens after one achieves all of those things and they aren’t happy; would you still call
Is there another way to get the desired results? Are the desired results the best result? Who else has the information to help? Who is an expert in this area? What is another route to try? What would someone else do in this same situation? These questions can be asked
No matter how much an employer wants their employees to put the business first, it’s not realistic. Occasionally, there may be moments when people need to come in early, stay late, or work weekends. There may be moments when tasks need to be distributed to the workload of more
Have you thought about moving to a new house or apartment? Have you wondered what it would be like to be in a new location? If you haven’t, think of some good reasons to move. In 2017, the household mobility rate reached 10.9% only. That’s 39.4
Successful managers are often portrayed as authoritarians who process information fast, have an unbending will, and make demands. This style of management is not encouraged. I say this because it’s the business and their employees who suffer. Employees under this management style endure stress, intimidation, and determent with the
Imagine coming home to your apartment wanting to relax, only to be interrupted by noise. Among the many benefits to apartment living, noise isn’t one of them. Sound that you don’t necessarily want to hear, whether it be the wrong place or the wrong time, can be a
Stories of someone who went on a mission, experienced setbacks, and overcame them on their way to success are always so inspiring. Except that’s the thing, those setbacks were displayed to us. If we hadn’t of been told about the setbacks we would have only known about the
