by Chris Reich | Jan 21, 2015 | General Business
Do you really want teamwork? Do you need teamwork? Then it’s absolutely imperative to remember the first rule of teamwork. If you want agreement on a solution to a problem, you must first reach agreement on the problem itself. When sales are...
by Chris Reich | Jan 15, 2015 | Fun at Work
It is very important that people have fun at work. Fun improves morale and brings with it a host of real benefits to the business from improved productivity to reduced turnover. But fun should not be a goal of any business. I write often about the...
by Chris Reich | Jan 9, 2015 | General Business
Did you catch the story about the “Wet Seal” chain of clothing stores? They are folding up. That’s not the story. When employees asked their managers why new inventory wasn’t coming in, they were told the stores were going to be...
by Chris Reich | Jan 9, 2015 | General Business
Last year I worked with a number of businesses experiencing problems. Some were huge problems. Recently, I tried to help the local community deal with a problem— without much success. Even though we all know what to do to fix problems, we often...