Adjustments to prevent staff turnover
When things go smoothly for a long time, it’s easy to lose sight of how you got to that point of stability. Stuart J. Birkel, CSA, LACP, had spent more than...
When things go smoothly for a long time, it’s easy to lose sight of how you got to that point of stability. Stuart J. Birkel, CSA, LACP, had spent more than...
Team members working at home pretty much every day — other than one team member and myself — gave us a new sense of how much work can not only...
Everyone can feel stressed during a crisis, and that includes your staff. How can you make sure your team stays positive and focused? During a Zoom call on April 28,...
We hired a new person for admin in the office. She just joined us, and I’m used to my old way of functioning with my existing staff where I just...
I have a small staff, and one of the biggest things I’ve always been an advocate of is being flexible. Now my assistant is at home trying to homeschool a...
With my team members, I was showing exactly what I wanted done and doing the hands-on training to a level that it was taking away from my time. Then I...
Ten years ago, Danielle J. Genier, CFP, CLU, had a staff member who loved to gossip. It created tension in the office, and the now-20-year MDRT member from Timmins, Ontario,...
When Douglas John Bennett, Dip PFS, had the opportunity to spend five weeks out of the office speaking at three conferences in New Zealand and Australia, he had two thoughts: Sounds...
Diane L. McCurdy, EPC, CFP, had a senior administrative staff member who was incredibly organized and upbeat but couldn’t seem to get to work on time. There was always an...
At his previous company, Will Platt, CFP, CFS, was told by his manager he should only call people who looked like him. This did not sit well with the one-year MDRT...
How engaged your employees are goes beyond offering a great benefits package, competitive pay, flexible work schedules and challenging projects. Your company culture is truly your competitive advantage. Most leaders want...
Engaged, effective staff grows your business, and dysfunctional, uninterested staff increases stress levels throughout the office, as many people involved in hiring will tell you. It’s challenging finding people who...
Finding the right person for a position is part art and part science. While some people seem to have a gift for finding good people, everyone can improve their success...
Behavioral investigator Vanessa Van Edwards seeks to reveal candidates’ motivation, personality and values without having to give a personality test (read explanations at scienceofpeople.com). That includes...
Imagine on Monday, you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How likely is this to work out? In truth, some variation of...