When possible, promote from within

When possible, promote from within as this keeps employees motivated and it shows there’s room for growth and opportunities. Organizations should also focus on mentoring employees by helping them discover their strengths. Additionally, promoting from within will greatly aid in creation of the culture of collaboration, effort, commitment and the overall success. Having said that it is important to note …

Ask for help

When in need, ask for help. Most people are inherently good people and will offer help when asked. Chances are that someone in your circle of family, friends or co-workers has a solution or knows someone else who can help you. Ask for help and be amazed at what happens next.

Take vacations and go away

Whenever needed mentally or physically take the time away from work and relax, decompress and enjoy. During this time, you shouldn’t do ANY work, none, zero! Stay away from work, phones, computers, technology in general and just focus on the moment, yourself, your family, friends (whoever is accompanying you on this vacation) and relax. Vacations don’t need to be exotic …

Value of social networks

I have been asked several times what’s the value of getting involved in online social networks so here are my 4 ¢ (adjusted for inflation) on that topic. 😉 Most social networking services have been designed differently (technology, functionality, features…) with different customers/segments in mind, but all of them share one common theme, enabling people to socialize and build online …