Folks love to know when they’ve done a great job. It energizes them. It gives them purpose. It reinforces the positive behaviors. And it makes them hungry for more. When I was first beginning in Leadership, I had my team approach me to say that they thought I was too...
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...
It almost seems cliché to complain about the state of Customer service out there in the universe. It’s bad. In some cases, it’s very bad. Just yesterday I was visiting a department store looking for a computer cable. I have to admit...
Sometimes it pays to head out and take a walk. In earlier posts, we have discussed Owning Your Dirt and how that can translate into success. The old adage of Management by Walking Around is a wise one – but make sure that the W stands for Walking with purpose rather...
