When I was a young manager, I did a terrible job with hiring. My strategy went something like this: Forget about preparing for the interview, skip asking meaningful questions, and consider a pulse the same thing as being qualified. Let me tell you, I certainly filled...
Have you ever visited a business and needed something that was just off the beaten path? Did it seem as though it required an act of Congress to get a resolution? It doesn’t have to be that way! One of the reasons why Guests often have such a hard time getting a...
Mother’s Day is here and with it comes the appreciation of moms everywhere who give tirelessly and selflessly to raise their children. For many, Mom continues to be an influence on their lives well through adulthood, and for others like me, we lost them...
In most areas, we are seeing the temperatures start to heat up. That was always the time when my mom would start pushing us to organize things in our rooms and throw open the windows to air out the house. It was a time to shake off the doldrums of winter and begin to...
Stagnation sucks. It is more than just standing still. It is more akin to wilting on the vine or rotting on the shelf. It reeks of neglect and complacency. And Customers notice. But it doesn’t have to happen to your organization. Most likely, you have some form of...
