Every day when we go to work we come in contact with people who are different than we are. It is a climate ripe for conflict and a commitment to communication is the route to ultimate success.
Why does conflict arise, whether it is between co-workers or nations? Typically, it is because we are ill-informed or misunderstand the intentions of the other party. We become suspicious of their intent. Effective communication is the route to clarity, peace and...
Turnover is one of those insidious activities that seems unavoidable and a part of everyday business. But that’s not true. A good part of it is avoidable, and when we seek the routes to avoid it we can create a team of people working together productively for the...
If we looked at every employee who left our company as dollar bills flying out the window, we would take turnover more seriously and seek solutions for curtailing it.
A certain amount of turnover needs to happen, but that amount is relatively low. When we start to think of each individual as critical to the business’s success and not simply an accepted revolving door of new faces, we will start to understand the importance to...