by Teri Beckman | Jun 30, 2014 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
I read with interest the New York Times article “Why You Hate Work”. It is a bit of a manifesto on disengagement and lack of motivation at work. Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath define engagement (per a number of studies) as “involvement, commitment, passion,...
by Teri Beckman | Apr 10, 2014 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
Want to grow leaders who take real responsibility in your business? Pizzeria Toro owner Gray Brooks shows us how in part 2 of our interview (go here for part 1). Conqueror this and you begin to stop wasting the likely most under-valued resource in your business...
by Teri Beckman | Mar 25, 2014 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
Pizzeria Toro has spent their first year in business learning how to 1) create an amazingly stable and happy team in an industry notorious for its high turnover, 2) cultivate tons of repeat customers, and most recently 3) operate the business when their storefront is...
by Teri Beckman | Oct 25, 2013 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
In the last blog post I suggested it was possible to kill the deadly boring meeting and a great practice to begin the process. This week let’s look at ways to lead successful meetings that are productive and meaningful for everyone involved and how to translate it...
by Teri Beckman | Oct 5, 2013 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
Oh, the dreaded meeting. Many of us spend a lot of time there. When I ask people why they don’t like meetings I hear: • They’re boring. • They waste lots of time and are too long. • They take away from what I should be doing! • There is too much tension,...
by Teri Beckman | Sep 22, 2013 | Hiring, Developing and Retaining the Best Team
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nTbeLH9KHk&feature=em-upload_owner Please share below your experience improving communication. I would love to hear what is working for you and where there are still...
