Joe worked for years at the same company, but ownership changed and he saw the handwriting on the wall: They wanted to bring in some new faces. Joe updates his resume and applies to your company when you list an opening for a sales director. You hired Joe because of his longtime experience and you […]
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What you can learn from The American Family Super Market
If you want to learn about outstanding customer service from some guys who could write a book about it, visit The American Family Super Market in Narberth, PA. I’ve been going there for years. I thought what I was getting was excellent meats, cheeses, fish, chicken, and homemade chicken sausage that’s so good I swear […]
Why you should conduct exit interviews (and what to ask) …
Regardless of why someone is separating from your company or team, departing employees are a gold mine of information: * They can provide perspectives you might not learn from current employees. * They can clue you in to problem supervisors. * Their comments can reveal a gap between what is promised in your recruitment material […]
Signs One of Your Valued Employees May be Leaving
One of the more challenging tasks of leadership in a rocky economy is making sure that your best people stick around. There are all kinds of reasons why valued staff members decide to move on. And those reasons may have nothing to do with their level of satisfaction with their job, or your company or […]
Taking the Pulse of Your Organization
One of the keys to keeping turnover low is creating and maintaining an environment where your employees love (or at least like) to come to work every day. And the best way to find out how much they like working for you is to ask them. But many leaders are afraid to solicit feedback more […]
Do You Have an Employee Who’s Chronically Late?
One of the most challenging problems employers face is trying to “cure” chronic lateness. They often come to me seeking a magic solution to this seemingly intractable problem. The reason it’s so difficult to solve is that people who are chronically late to work tend to be late to everything else in their lives as […]
Hiring? Here are 5 Ways to Handle the “Applicant Avalanche”
As the economy turns around (yes, that’s the noise you’re hearing), companies who are hiring are experiencing something they’ve never had to contend with before: HUGE numbers of applicants for open positions. One reason for the large numbers of applicants is simply the sheer number of people looking for work right now. But another reason […]
Promises, promises
I love eBay. It has connected me with many types of businesses. And it’s a well-managed marketplace. I typically only buy from sellers who have a positive feedback rating of 99% or higher. So I was surprised the other day when I had a truly bad experience with a seller who had tens of thousands […]
Looking Backwards: Sudden Thoughts and Second Thoughts About 2009
Happy New Year!It has been an interesting, challenging, frustrating, rewarding, and memorable 2009! Here are some “sudden thoughts on second thoughts” — reflections about my own experiences in 2009. I believe in giving credit where credit is due, by the way, and the title “Sudden Thoughts and Second Thoughts” belongs to legendary Philadelphia Inquirer sports […]
What Can You Learn About Leadership from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”?
If you haven’t seen or read anything about Jersey Shore — MTV’s new unscripted program about summer living in Seaside Height’s, New Jersey — you’ve missed plenty of buzz. The program has adherents and critics for exactly the same reason: The somewhat over-the-top, self-proclaimed “guidos” (Mike “The Situaion,” DJ Pauly D., Ronnie and Vinny) and […]