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Does A Team Member Hold You Hostage? – Column #147
Marcus Straub Every company has team members who hold positions critical to daily operations. While these individuals might fill important roles, they also could...
Are You Addressing Barriers To Business Success? – Column #146
Marcus Straub Internal barriers or blockages to business success come in many forms: ineffective hiring practices, poor on-boarding and training, bad teamwork, low...
Are Personality Conflicts Hurting Your Business? – Column #145
Marcus Straub Personality conflicts hurt businesses by contributing to declines in communication, collaboration and teamwork. In turn, efficiency, productivity,...
Reduce Expenses and Improve ROI with Job Benchmarking – Column #144
Marcus Straub Businesses experience turnover for a variety of reasons, and the expenses associated with finding, hiring, training and developing new team members are...
Are You Distracting Yourself With The Competition? – Column #143
Marcus Straub Over the course of my career as a coach and consultant, I’ve met with many business owners who’ve lost their way in the face of “competition” with other...
Hire Intelligently and Develop Top Performers – Column # 142
Marcus Straub The easiest and most effective way to build a competent, motivated and engaged team is to hire intelligently. Unfortunately, the typical path to hiring...
Would You Follow Your Example of Leadership? – Column #141
Marcus Straub Whether you’re aware of it or not, you’re leading at work, at home and in your community. You lead by your example in all the areas of your life. Your...
Create Raving Fans Out of Your Team Members – Column #140
Marcus Straub Business owners who want to create sound ventures that survive in challenging times and thrive in easy times should consistently endeavor to create raving...
Outstanding Leaders Offer Praise And Recognition – Column #139
Marcus Straub Business owners and managers focused on moving their companies to ever higher levels of efficiency, effectiveness, profitability and success are always on...