Make Yourself Valuable, Not Irreplaceable
Being indispensable in an organization is a good thing, right? Not so fast. If you’re too irreplaceable, you could get stuck in your current role and stymie your career development.
Improve How You Recognize Your Team
Showing recognition—when done well—has huge payoffs, boosting employee morale, productivity, performance, and retention. To get better at giving recognition, you want to focus on both the substance of the recognition
Build a Stronger Work Ethic
Work ethic refers to a set of principles around work, such as reliability, productivity, autonomy, and ability to collaborate. While work ethic may come naturally to some people, it can
Prioritize Listening in a Crisis
Great leaders seek out—and act on—the counsel of others, especially in a crisis. You need a team of advisors that can offer as many perspectives on your situation as possible.
Understand Your Emotions to Make Better Decisions
It’s normal to experience difficult and complex emotions in the face of difficult and complex decisions. How can you harness these emotions to help you make better choices? It’s all
Help Your Team Build Stronger Relationships
People with close relationships with their colleagues are more productive, creative, and collaborative—and they’re less likely to burn out. As a leader, you can strategically engineer the conditions that allow
Are You a Perfectionist Manager?
It’s one thing to hold your team to a high standard, but taking it to the extreme by being a perfectionist manager is a surefire way to undermine their morale
New CRA campaign focuses on personal services businesses: Are you ready?
Bruce Ball, FCPA, FCA, CFP September 6, 2022 The Canada Revenue Agency is escalating their scrutiny of personal services businesses, and the consequences for breaching these tax rules can
What Kind of Burnout Are You Facing?
While burnout is a common workplace affliction, it comes in different shapes and sizes. Here’s how to identify the type of burnout you might be facing—and what to do about
Remind Your Team That Their Work Has Impact
One often-overlooked way to motivate employees is to encourage them to consider how their job helps others. To nudge your team into this transformational mindset shift, turn their attention to