
Maximizing Your EVP: Employee Value Proposition
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Do you have an EVP? This is an acronym for "Employee Value Proposition."
An Employee Value Proposition is the specific benefits your employees receive in exchange for the time, skills, talent, and experience they bring to your business.…

Care Enough to Confront
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He said, "You have to care enough to confront." Wow. What a mind-blowing phrase. Especially in this industry.
What we are talking about here is the fact that sometimes staff members don't have the psychological safety to speak their minds.…

Your Preparation Determines Your Outcome
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They say, "Your preparation determines your outcome." This, by the way, is 100% accurate.
Sustained victorious results happen when you put the work in on a continual basis. For example, let's look at baseball.
In practice, the team…

100 Things I Wish I Knew A Long Time Ago
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Here are the things that I wish I knew when I was younger. These aren't in any particular order.
Hopefully, they bring you some value or fire up a discussion in your shop.
Want to add to the list? Leave a comment below!
The right…

Don't Trust Your Process
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Let's talk about processes. First of all, do you have them? I mean, REALLY have them?
I don't want to sound like I don't believe you, but I have to come clean here...I keep bumping into shops that SAY they have processes. But after a…

The Critical Need for Proactive Action
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How proactive do you think your management team works each day in your business? To me, leadership is all about working to elevate the outcome. Having a "proactive management style" helps diffuse the bombs before they go off.
This requires…