Problem Employees
Why Problems Are More Powerful Than Products
Companies spend big budgets on promoting products, but sales come from focusing on what really drives decisions.
How ChatGPT and the Six-Hat Method Present a Powerful Framework for Effective Problem-Solving
The unique power that ChatGPT offers empowers the six thinking hats. The six hats, conversely, create a framework for writing detailed prompts that elevates the usefulness of ChatGPT taking prompt engineering to the next level in a structured way.
Cybersecurity Trends and Drivers in 2022
After a record-breaking year of cyberattacks, it's more vital than ever that business and organizations develop solid plans for prevention, detection and response.
Managing the Unmanageable: The 6 Most Common Types of Difficult Employees
You've met these people as co-workers. But now that you're in charge, what do you do about them?
How to Deal With the 7 Most-Challenging Workplace Personality Types
Plus: What to do if you're (gasp!) one of them.
7 Signs You May Need to Leave Your Original Team Members Behind
Watch for the warning signs that your early employees aren't developing as your business grows, or you could end up with lots of unanticipated problems.
6 Strategies to Resolve Conflict at Work
It's inevitable you'll run up against ideas that contradict one another. Make a plan to deal with it, and don't ignore the emotional aspects.
Why Embezzlement Most Often Occurs at Small Businesses -- and How to Prevent It From Happening to You
A recent survey shows 80 percent of embezzlements occurred at small businesses.
How Pulling Our Investment in 'Average' Employees Made Us Anything But
Look out for these three red flags indicating that you've made a mediocre hire.
Are Your Employees Capable of and Willing to Do the Job?
For most employers, deciding whether or not to fire an employee is the toughest call they make.
The 4 Punishing Costs of Making a Bad Hire
The financial wreckage wrought by hiring the wrong person is much too often hidden from the founder's notice.
5 Kinds of Lazy Employees and How to Handle Them
Not everybody who needs a paycheck is enthusiastic about work.
5 Ways You Annoy Your Employer
Your job might be on your nerves, but at least you're not paying to be there.
5 Signs You've Hired a 'Victim'
If 'everyone' else is to blame, then you may have hired one of these folks.
5 Steps for Dealing With Potty-Mouth Employees
Workers who upset co-workers and customers with habitual profanity need to leave if they won't stop.