5 Ways to Reboot Your Wellness Program

Got wellness? Chances are, your wellness program is likely in need of a serious reboot. According to a recent survey conducted by Towers Watson and National Business Group on Health, most workplace wellness programs simply aren’t making the grade. Half of eligible employees aren’t participating in a single wellness offering, and less that a quarter are choosing to engage with diet and exercise programs.

The Last Word: For Greatness’ Sakes

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What makes a great or best or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious company?

Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer, and if I had one, I’d channel my inner Dr. Evil and sell it to you for $1 million dollars.

To Achieve Your Goals You Must Be Attractive On the Inside

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Half of this year is gone. Have you reached 50 percent of your goals? 

If one of your goals is to be successful -- in any area of your life or career -- before 2016 comes to an end, the one thing you must to do

Lead from the Top: 5 Core Responsibilities of a CEO

What are the responsibilities of a CEO?

This is something everyone at a company from an entry-level employee to the chief executive should know. After all, understanding what is required of a CEO helps him or her set the stage for the success of the enterprise It also helps employees better understand what the CEO is trying to accomplish, how they can be in support and what they should aspire to accomplish.

CEOs have five key responsibilities, no matter the company's size,

5 Easy Ways To Enhance Communication at Work

There's a fantastic video on YouTube of babies vigorously talking to one another. It’s impossible to watch that video without cracking a smile. They’re trying so hard, but they just can’t quite seem to get their meaning across.

It’s a lot less funny when it’s two grown adults yelling at one another in the office.

2 Powerful Strategies to Be More Productive and Enjoy Life More

When I think about strategies for better living, I consider the rule of E: efficiency, effectiveness, and essentialism. Recently, I’ve been on a kick about cultivating deep focus. In the age of social media and modern technology,

How to overcome the Greatest Risk to Your Company’s Agenda

Not having the right team ranks third on the long list of reasons startups fail (behind lacking a market for the product and running out of cash). Indeed, out of more than 100 startup failures analysed  23 percent placed their problems at the feet of people.

Your Best Employee is your weakest link

The last time I used my go-to, standard illustration about the need for documentation and cross training I was doing a series of custom workshops for a medical management team.

“What if, heaven forbid,” I asked them, “one of you got hit by a bus tomorrow and didn’t come to work? How much would it cost the business?'' 

4 simple ways to make a new hire feel welcome

Picture a new hire walking into an unfamiliar place full of people they don’t know with only an office map and a heavy handbook for guidance. 

3 of 2015’s Worst HR Mistakes and How to Do Better

HR mistakes can have serious implications for a company. They can create distrust between employees and employers, reduce engagement and negatively affect an employer brand.

3 Proven Ways to Motivate Your Sales Team

A motivated sales staff is critical to the success of your company. The relationships they build with your clients and customers create the foundation of your organization — not just in terms of individual sales, but also your overall reputation and growth. 

What You Can Learn from Hollywood on Hiring and Managing Employees

The holidays are a time for family, festivities and award-seeking films. On Friday nights, some of us try to escape the stress of the office by losing ourselves in the best Hollywood has to offer.

3 Keys to Hiring for Growth

Most entrepreneurial businesses start with an idea and one person -- the entrepreneur. Then they hire another person, usually a “jack of all trades” whose job description is anything the entrepreneur doesn’t want to do or can’t get done. As the business grows the team also has to grow. It is expanded to include employees with more specialised skills and more detailed job descriptions.

3 Destructive Employee Syndromes No Boss can Tolerate

For an entrepreneur having employees can either be the greatest blessing of your professional life or the bane of your daily existence. A lot of our decisions as we grow our businesses centred around what jobs we should hire someone else to do, who we should hire to do them, and

Workplace Reality Check: You Can’t Be Everyone’s Best Bud.

Consistency in the workplace is important. How you act shouldn’t change based on who you’re with.