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ARE YOU TIRED OF DOING ALL THE WORK YOURSELF????

5/22/2018

 
ARE YOU TIRED OF DOING ALL THE WORK YOURSELF????
By Jeff Earlywine

Recently I was speaking with a manager in a business that I am working with. She is so frustrated with how her staff is “not” performing. How they are not working as a team. How they are ripping each other apart with their words. Sound familiar?
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So… she and I are going to begin a process of teamwork and personal growth with her staff. If you have tried this then you know how hard it can be. It is hard because we all know deep down that we can’t run a successful business alone. So…
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What can you do to have an incredible team of employees?

5/14/2018

 
​One of the most popular events in the Olympics is the pole vault event. We all watch with amazement and anticipation as the competitor runs full speed down the track with a long pole in his hands. Then the jumper hangs on for dear life as he lowers the pole downwards into a hole that propels him high up in the air, high enough to clear the bar just in front of him. The jumper then has a soft landing on his back ready to jump even higher the next time. 
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Appreciate Your Employees To Greatness

5/8/2018

 
Appreciate Your Employees To Greatness
By  Jeff Earlywine
 
Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once said, “There are two things people want more than sex and money…recognition and praise.” Time and time again the one motivating factor that is at the top of most employees’ list is appreciation for a job well done. It is requested more than the green stuff, money.
 
Why don’t more managers, owners, and employees give appreciation?
  • Some people state they don’t know how to give it.
  • Others say they don’t know what to give.
  • Still others say they are too busy to give or show appreciation. I think this is one of the biggest sins of managers, being too busy to give appreciation for a job well done. 

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Who Do You Appreciate?

3/27/2018

 
Who Do You Appreciate?
​By Jeff Earlywine

For years the big debate with volunteers has been, “Volunteers must be treated differently than paid staff.” This debate is still going on today in most, if not all, organizations where volunteers serve. So, should volunteers be treated different than paid staff? If so, why? How?

 
With considerable experience in the business world as well as the non-profit world I have had to face this debate head on. I have found that there is at least one major difference and one similarity between the two groups. ​
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Is Your Business Full Of Excellence?

3/20/2018

 
​Is Your Business Full Of Excellence?
By Jeff Earlywine
 
Like you, I would like to believe that RPM Business Solutions is completely full of excellence. Meaning, when the phone is answered it is done with a smile, every client is professionally consulted with and future clients are dealt with in a very honest way. But how many times have you been out to eat and received poor service from your waiter/waitress, called your cellular company only to get the run around (and not by a human I may add) or taken your items to the counter to find that you are only a distraction to the cashier that is being paid to give you excellent service? 
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Your Company’s Culture Is Critical

3/20/2018

 
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Your Company’s Culture Is Critical
By Steve Turner

 
I had the opportunity to experience the impact of great corporate culture as I grew up in the corporate world. When I entered the entrepreneurial world as a COO and then President of a startup at the invitation of the CEO, one of my first objectives was to make the case for needing to define the culture our company would live under.
 

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IT’S ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE ... "Change Your Attitude, Change Your Future”

3/6/2018

 
"Change Your Attitude, Change Your Future" 

When I was a fifteen year old kid a very large, and very drunk, cowboy made me an offer. He said, “Son, if you will ride a bull I will give you my cowboy hat.” Well, I really wanted his hat, but I was certainly not drunk and new better than to agree to this deal. Bulls have a way or “horning in” on your business if you know what I mean.

In fact, bull riding is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. People attend rodeos to see cowboys strap themselves to the back of an animal that has the power to not only buck them off, but to inflict major harm and injury to the rider. The cowboy only has to stay on the bull’s back for a short eight seconds. But that eights seconds turns into minutes as soon as that gate is opened and the fury of the bull is unleashed with powerful jumps, kicks, and convulsion-like moves; all meant to literally sling the cowboy "into" the ground.
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The Personality Of A Leader – “Discovering Yourself And Your Team”

3/2/2018

 

The Personality Of A Leader – “Discovering Yourself And Your Team”


​Have you ever wondered what type of person or personality makes the best leader? Most would consider the answer to that question to be the person that has the greatest success, the largest organization, or the best staff. Conversely, have you ever wondered how it is that a person with little drive or entrepreneurial skills ends up in a leadership position? You know the type person I am writing about, a person that couldn’t lead a dog on a walk, but has been given the responsibility of leading a large and well-established organization.
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A few years ago I met a person that had skills and a personality type much different than I first thought. After serving in a very successful leadership role for several years this person was offered the position to run an entire department at a fast growing university. Part of his duties also included teaching a full-load of classes at the university. When he arrived to class on his first day he had a notebook for each student. A notebook full of outlines for the lessons he was going to teach the entire semester. WOW! To say the least, I was impressed. I just knew that this man had to be the most organized person in the world.

Years later, however, I had the opportunity to work with his son, and I made the remark that he must have the most organized father in the world. His response was, “My dad is incredibly unorganized, but he makes up for it with his leadership personality. He knows the value of having a diverse team around him.” That statement, and learning experience, gave birth to this article on leadership personality.

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How To Identify People With Leadership Abilities

2/27/2018

 
How to identify people with leadership abilities
By Jeff Earlywine

I thought this might help you as you build an incredible staff...
 
1. Assess ability – Choose team players well, according to how well their strengths and skills fit the goals and tasks of your organization. Ask yourself, “Why does this person want the job? Ambition, a love for this kind of work, a sense of calling, an eagerness to succeed in our organization? Or has this person simply failed in three or four previous jobs?”


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Raising The Bar - Yours And Your Staff's

2/27/2018

 
Raising The Bar - Yours And Your Staff's
​By Jeff Earlywine


One of the most popular events in the Olympics is the pole vault event. We all watch with amazement and anticipation as the competitor runs full speed down the track with a long pole in his hands. Then the jumper hangs on for dear life as he lowers the pole downwards into a hole that propels him high up in the air, high enough to clear the bar just in front of him. The jumper then has a soft landing on his back ready to jump even higher the next time.
 

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