Learn What Employees Want From Their Leader
To be a capable leader, you have to understand what employees want from you and your organization. Your team may not tell you out loud, but you’ll do a better job of managing people if you address these basic needs: “I want to feel important” - No one wants to feel like a number. Get to know your employees as [...]
Get Your Finances Organized
Keeping your financial papers in order is satisfying but it can be difficult to achieve. If you devote a few hours to getting organized, you’ll save endless hours in the way with these tips: FIND A HOME FOR YOUR PAPERS - Set up a home financial center where you store your bills and receipts—whether it’s in the corner of your [...]
Little Known Facts About Books and Language
The world of books, reading, and words is full of surprises. Take a look at some of these stories about writers and other creative people (from the Buzzfeed website): Green Eggs & Ham - This Dr. Seuss classic was written on a bet. Publisher Bennett Cerf wagered $50 that Ted Geisel couldn’t write a children’s book using fewer than 50 [...]
Get to the Root of Problems
When you can’t solve a seemingly impossible problem, do you just throw your hands high in frustration and walk away? Most of the time that’s not an option. Try reframing the problem with these suggestions from Tina Seeling, author of Inside Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World (HarperOne): Revise your question. Turn the problem around [...]
You Are There: The First Thanksgiving
Ever wonder what the first Thanksgiving was like for the people who were there? Here are two on-the-spot reports of American colonists remembering the historic feast: William Bradford, in Of Plymouth Plantation: “They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their house and dwelling against winter, being all well recovered in health and [...]
Identity Thieves Could Slow Your Federal Tax Refund
Identity thieves are getting better at what they do. In response, the IRS convened a Security Summit back in March 2016 to brainstorm various ways to stop the crooks. Just this past fall, the IRS, along with state tax officials and the private sector tax industry, announced a series of steps to stem tax ID theft and related refund fraud, [...]