Difficult conversations get derailed all the time, mainly because of the uninvited 3rd participant – our internal voice.  As a result, we don’t know how to talk with each other but instead we get caught up talking at each other, and everything goes downhill from there. We need a new way of doing things. Fortunately, there is. Read on to see how to make the dialogue effective when it matters most.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the average time a worker will spend in a job today is 4.6 years. That’s it. Consider this alongside on-boarding costs – the Society for Human Resource Management estimates that the average American company spends about $4,000 and 42 days hiring an employee. These costs of course vary company to company and even hire to hire, but the process is expensive for everyone, especially smaller organizations. If we can reduce these costs, we should. Last week we mentioned how to develop employees using the Situational Leadership Model. We mentioned this insight, but did not expand on it. Employees are volunteers. If you’ve hired the right people, they have plenty of other options – they choose to come in and work for you every day. The point at which someone is thinking about other options is the point at which you’ve already lost. Even […]

Which is worse, losing money on a well-calculated investment or never making the investment in the first place? If you’re in business you ought to answer that the latter is worse, otherwise you should just buy annuities and called it a day! Last week we discussed hiring, and what is hiring but a calculated risk to grow your business. Just like any investment, the initial expenditure is only the beginning of the process.