by Mark Edge | Mar 1, 2023 | Employee Productivity
If you have read much of what I have written, you know I am big on offering your best at your job. Even when opportunities that you have earned are taken away. Even when your role is reduced because of petty jealousy. Author Chuck Swindoll writes about a high school...
by Mark Edge | Feb 22, 2023 | Employee Productivity
Excuses are bad. Withholding important information from our bosses is also wrong. We celebrated Presidents’ Day this week, and a story from the presidency of Abraham Lincoln is both amusing and informative. Lincoln once remarked to someone in his office that over 1...
by Mark Edge | Feb 10, 2023 | Employee Productivity
Communication has changed through the years. Some methods have evolved; others have faded away. In descending order, the following are the most effective means of communication through the years. 1990 3. Handwritten letter or note 2. Telephone call 1. Communicate in...
by Mark Edge | Aug 22, 2020 | Emotional Health
1. Note the individual’s arm and leg movement. 2. In a discreet ad non-threatening way, mirror the movement. 3. Do this to improve your ability to build a connection with and demonstrate the importance of the other person. See Richard E. Maurer and Jeffrey H....
by Mark Edge | Aug 21, 2020 | Employee Productivity
The trust culture holds employees in high esteem. The trust culture takes a deep interest in the lives of its employees. The trust culture holds employees accountable for performing their jobs. See Paul Zak, “Moral Markets,” Journal of Economic Behavior &...