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Why Good Employees Are Your #1 Asset and the Key to Higher Profits
In some ways, your relationship with your employees is no different than your relationship with members of your family. We all desire to know we are cared about by the people who are important in our lives. Noelle Nelson, a Los Angeles-based psychologist and the...
Got A Crisis? Take Ownership and Get Started on a Solution
As news of the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh unfolded in April, 2013, we watched in horror as the death toll mounted and we felt sadness and pain for those affected by the tragedy. But many of us also felt a sense of guilt. Were we, as...
Shopping for Leaders in the Shark Tank: What Leadership Qualities Do You Value?
I am a big fan of the TV show Shark Tank. The five entrepreneurs on the tank each exhibit their unique brand of leadership and some of them resonate with me while others don't. It got me thinking about the leaders I have personally worked with in the past who...
5 Easy Steps to Balance Your Work Life
Remember that old tongue twister: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?Well, it turns out the woodchuck could probably chuck more wood if he/she would take breaks, get more sleep, spend more time with the family and just relax.Are you...
How to be the Boss from Hell
I have to admit that I don’t run into many of these type of leaders in recent years. Perhaps it is a sign that leaders are:Not being promoted until they are prepared, no more Peter Principle?Are learning from the younger generations that command and control only works...
3 Questions to Help You Assess Your Performance Management System
Many businesses have eliminated the annual performance review and moved to a more organic ongoing process. However, if your company adheres to the traditional process because of legal concerns, you should make sure that the methods used to manage employees’...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.