by Deanna Maio | May 14, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Planning, Productivity & Time Management
Not having a meeting agenda is a bit like driving on a road without a map. You know where you started from, but where are you going? What will be the best route to take in order to arrive at your chosen destination? Any meeting you plan should help you decide on these...
by Deanna Maio | May 11, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Goals & Motivation, Planning, Productivity & Time Management
Performance problems are not easy to deal with. It helps, though, if you have a plan in place to get a handle on the issues that affect employees that you supervise. Here are six powerful tips that can help you do a better job of tackling this aspect of your job. The...
by Deanna Maio | May 10, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Uncategorized
Contractors are not mind readers. It’d be wonderful if they were. It would certainly save you some time and energy. But they aren’t. You have to not only let your contractor know what you need and what’s expected, you also have to let them know how they did. It’s...
by Deanna Maio | May 9, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Goals & Motivation, Productivity & Time Management
A little application can go a long way toward building a long term relationship. Contractors are business owners and entrepreneurs too. They have ideal customers and people they enjoy working with. Show appreciation and become your contractor’s top client. Say “Thank...
by Deanna Maio | May 8, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team
Not everyone will look forward to change as a good thing. Remember the four styles of change? Not all of the people who exhibit certain styles will be easily moved to accept what is going on in the company. While you can’t decide on their reaction for them, you can...
by Deanna Maio | May 7, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team
No one likes change. It challenges everything that we know and have accepted as “comfortable”. But, nevertheless, change is a part of life – both within the workplace and within our personal lives. As a manager who oversees a team, prepare to meet even a little...
