Articles Tagged - improvement

September 5, 2012

Workplace Bureaucracy – Learn to Break Through the Red Tape!

What does your company value most, your employees or your processes?

Workplace Bureaucracy can leave your company stagnant & demotivated.  As a leader, a manager and an individual contributor, you should be looking to create a balance between creativity and consistency.  Each one of us has the responsibility to improve our work environment.   Procedures, systems, controls, processes….we all complain about them or hear complaining from others, but they serve a purpose.  Structure is good; it keeps our business consistent, helps us track our...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Operations on September 5, 2012

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May 4, 2012

EGO Tips

Is YOUR EGO helping or hurting good decision-making?

We all have egos, even those of us that swear we don’t (those people are probably the worst offenders).  So, is ego good for you or does it get in your way of good decision making?  Here are some EGO tips to help you succeed:   If you define your ego as confidence, then it’s probably a good thing, right?  You need to have confidence to make decisions in the first place, ergo the ego benefit.  But can you have too much confidence?  If you think you already know...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Communication Skills on May 4, 2012

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