This is a guest post by personal development coach Bernardo Moya and author of The Question: Find Your True Purpose. It’s all too easy, in the drive to grow your bottom line and build your customer base, to lose sight of keeping your staff motivated. That can have a bad effect on business. Ask yourself:

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To lead someone or something means, literally, to be in front, so that others can see and follow in that direction. Stated another way, if you think you are leading, but no one is following, you are just taking a walk. In yet other words, leaders are leaders because of what they do, not because

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The 2019 graduates are about to take the workforce by storm. If you’ve been struggling to find the right employees in this tight talent market, this is good news. But how willing are you to consider candidates who are fresh out of college or high school? According to an in-depth survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education,

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Most people leave (or considering leaving) their jobs because the job lacks purpose and meaning, according to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace. With talent shortages already at record highs, you can’t afford to lose your top talent, but how much of a role can you play in helping others find meaning in their work?

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Fifty-five percent of U.S. employees have admitted to checking work emails after 11 p.m., according to data collected by Instant Offices.  Is that commitment or work addiction? Commitment is what you’re looking for. Addiction to work, not so much. When employees feel compelled to be available 24/7, always have work on the mind, and forgo

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It’s that time of year again for the annual company picnic. Whether yours is a huge party funded by your organization or a small backyard barbecue that you host for your team, they are full of opportunities for employees to embarrass themselves and your employer. Fortunately, whether you’re throwing the party or attending it, there

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This is a guest post by Dr. Bobby Grossi, a motivational speaker and author of the book Destiny is Not Hereditary: How Becoming a Better You Impacts Others.   A business is made up of employees, so the assumption is that if you motivate employees, you will motivate the business. That is not necessarily the case. If

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Summer is here, so it’s a good time to think about work-life balance. Unfortunately, you and your employees are so busy and feel pulled in so many directions that you all may find the idea of work-life balance elusive, and with good reason. Technology makes us available and “on” 24/7/365. Our phones tether us to

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The smartest thing you can do as both a leader and an employee is proactively look for ways to improve your skills. Attend training (check out our Bud to Boss virtual workshops here) and read as many leadership blogs, books and whitepapers as you can. As important, however, is that you look for learning opportunities

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In much of my work, I see a tendency that many people have (including me) to play the victim during interpersonal conflict. I encourage my clients, and I strive myself, to overcome this tendency to blame every conflict on the other party. I call this tendency to blame others a victim mentality. When I am blaming

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