by Deanna Maio | Jun 8, 2025 | Goals & Motivation, Productivity & Time Management
shoothead / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-NDWhat Is Burnout and Why Is It Bad? Burnout is like pornography; you may not be able to define it, but you definitely know it when you see it – or feel it! It’s that general malaise that has you pulling the covers over your head...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 7, 2025 | Goals & Motivation, Productivity & Time Management, Video
Video Transcript: A lot of entrepreneurs fail for the simple reason that they have no clear direction. If you go to work and don’t have a plan for what you want to achieve, chaos is inevitable. This is how you end up simply answering hundreds emails or phone...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 6, 2025 | Productivity & Time Management
Working from home takes a lot of self discipline. It is important if you are going to be working from your home and running the business yourself that you understand how to stay focused with your home business. Tip #1: set aside a period of time to work One of the...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 5, 2025 | Goals & Motivation
Where do you begin when addressing a performance problem? So many managers begin in the wrong place by putting the employee on the defensive. Here are some easy ways to begin that process on the good foot and hopefully keeping the ball rolling in the right direction....
by Deanna Maio | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The idea of a team is for everyone to work together. When one team member is having an issue, the entire team, by extension, is having an issue. As a project manager, deal with errant team members as soon as the problem is brought to your attention. Meeting Team...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you asked a higher level executive what the managerial climate was within their company, could they tell you with any certainty? What would the managers themselves say? How about those who aspire to become managers? Every company should know their leadership...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 2, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team
Each generation in the workplace, just like each individual, has different priorities. You’d like to think that their main focus was the company that you all work for but work may not be the highest ranking priority on their list. It all comes down to upbringing and...
by Deanna Maio | Jun 1, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team
When you work with different individuals, there are always going to be challenges. It is the nature of everyone being an individual with varied experiences, upbringing, education and global events significant to them. As a manager, one of your goals is to communicate...
by Deanna Maio | May 31, 2025 | Productivity & Time Management
As a manager, you should quickly be able to pick up on the makeup of your team. Don’t forget to consider the generational differences. It is just as important as different communication styles and how your team members deal with change. Any leader who fails to...
by Deanna Maio | May 31, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team
In today’s workplace, there is a lot of diversity. One aspect of the diversified work force that is not often considered is generational. Age plays a significant role in how people perceive their job in the workplace, how they communicate and also how they respond to...
