If you have ever worked in a group project or have been paired up with multiple coworkers to complete a task, then you have likely seen first-hand that not everyone contributes at the same rate. This is sometimes due to a phenomenon called social loafing, which indicates that some people tend to exe...

We often prioritize the things that are urgent in business over the things that are important. That sounds effective in theory, but when we put off the things that are important, we are neglecting to work on tasks that produce long-term positive results.

We become the most successful when we focus ...

Many managers believe that micromanaging their employees is how to keep them on track for success when in fact, it often discourages them from taking any risks or giving extra discretionary effort. They feel as though their manager does not trust them to do the thing that they were hired to do, so t...

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, and once that time is spent, we cannot get it back. Some days feel as if they drag on, while others come and go quickly. Managing what we allow into our time fosters a sense of control over our daily lives and benefits us professionally.

Priority management i...

With the start of the new year comes the unknown. How will our business perform? Will we gain new customers? Will we hit our financial goals? We are left with many questions as we enter any new season of life, and we sometimes feel uneasy about it. While change can be a great thing, it can also be a...

As you look forward to the new year, there is a framework that can help you set goals more effectively. Goals are the building blocks of resolutions, so if you want to follow through with your New Year’s resolutions, you need to create goal statements. This can break up your resolutions into smaller...

Employees who feel valued are more motivated, more productive, and more likely to stick around. There are many factors for why an individual takes a job, but the reason why they stay is emotional. When an employee decides to leave an organization, they may back their decision with logic, citing pay ...

From about mid-October to the end of the year can be overwhelming for many people. The year is coming to an end, people are reflecting on the goals they set for themselves, and families are preparing for time off around the holidays. It is one of the busiest times of the year for most companies, and...

We often see on job applications that an individual “works well under pressure,” but that can mean one of two things. It can mean that when the individual experiences a heavy workload, upcoming deadlines, and large amounts of stress that they stay calm and collected. They do not fold under pressure,...

Imagine you never pushed yourself to learn more or never challenged yourself to do more beyond high school. What if you decided that you had reached your maximum potential? Where do you think you would be at right now? The world is ever-changing, as are you, which is why it is important to learn how...

The biological system that alerts us of danger and draws attention to something that requires action is the sympathetic nervous system. In other words, it is the system that is activated when we feel stressed. There are many stressors that trigger the production of cortisol, which creates a surge in...

What’s your go-to response when someone asks how you’ve been? Something I have noticed in my own life is that I tend to say something along the lines of, “Oh you know, I’ve been staying busy.” Once I made this realization, I started noticing it a lot more in other people’s responses as well. Instead...