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Work Environment = Motivated Employees?

October 30, 2018

Work environment can have a huge impact on employee motivation and morale, but can it replace the human touch? Recently, my daughter, Generation Expert Meagan Johnson and I had our brains picked by Timothy Boone of the Advocate Magazine @theadvocate.com about what kinds of perks and benefits most motivate employees. You can check out his… Read More >>

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Managing Friends: How To Avoid the Pitfalls

October 11, 2018

Managing friends is a challenge faced by many new managers. If you were promoted from within, you are probably managing people with whom you previously worked. It’s likely that you are friends with one or more of them. I’m not saying it’s impossible to manage a friend. I’ve done it several times. In fact, there… Read More >>

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New Managers Need To Replace Doing With Coaching

August 27, 2018

New managers are now coaches more than doers I’m reminded of my brother-in-law, who has always been a talented baseball player. He was a pitching star all through Little League and high school. Then he went to college on a baseball scholarship and after graduating, was recruited by the San Francisco Giants. He went into… Read More >>

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Criticism Needs A Spoonful Of Sugar

August 13, 2018

And now for a word about criticism. In the last episode of this videoblog, I discussed the power of positive feedback and corrective feedback, and how important it is that it be specific, whether it’s reinforcing or corrective. After I posted, I got some feedback myself from Mike Murray, a mentor and friend I’ve known… Read More >>

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Employee Feedback: Can Be Daunting But Necessary

July 30, 2018

For many managers, giving employee feedback can be intimidating and sometimes nerve wracking. Of course, giving feedback that’s positive is usually pretty easy. You can just say, “Hey, great job.” It’s always more effective, however, if you specifically list out what was so great about the job. That takes more effort but usually makes the feedback… Read More >>

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Employee Loyalty – You gotta earn it

June 20, 2018

Building employee loyalty is probably the best thing you can do to control and reduce employee turn-over. In a previous videoblog, I mentioned that the cost of replacing an employee can be as much as 150% of the employee’s salary. If you’ve got a big turnover rate, you are paying a hefty penalty for an… Read More >>

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Employee Retention Ala Fat Tire Beer

June 5, 2018

Last week I discussed employee retention at  Hardee Manor, a nursing home in Wauchula, Florida where administrator Mary Love reduced the employee turnover from 250% to 17% per year. Now that’s a whopping reduction! Her philosophy was: you can retain more eagles (she refers to the eagles as her best employees) by getting rid of your… Read More >>

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Employee Turnover? Consider Your Turkeys

May 17, 2018

Employee turnover is a popular subject among us management consultants, especially when the economy is good, and unemployment is low. Now you may say, “what’s the big deal?” Well, besides the interruption in your organizational flow and production, there’s the cost. According to a study by Hewitt and Associates, the average cost of turnover to… Read More >>

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Bear Bryant Motivation

May 8, 2018

 by Larry Johnson I’m a big believer in Bear Bryant Motivation and here’s why. I usually lead off my management workshops by having people brainstorm a list of words and phrases that describe the worst managers for whom they have ever worked. Invariably, the sin of “Takes credit for your work,” is mentioned. Yuk.… Read More >>

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How Should Millennials Give Feedback To Baby Boomers?

May 2, 2018

Meeting With New Hires In The First Week

So How Should Millennials Give Feedback To Baby Boomers? It’s a question that is being asked more and more in today’s workplace.  Hi, my name is Meagan Johnson. I’m a professional speaker and Generational Humorist. I speak to groups, audiences, associations and corporations about the multiple generations in the workforce, the marketplace and even in… Read More >>

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