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It’s part of the philosophy of open-book management; if you let your employees know traditionally sensitive information like profit levels, they’ll appreciate and return that trust.  What’s more, this helps them understand things that are important to the company beyond their immediate responsibilities, so that they can make better-informed decisions.

Dev 9, a small customized software & web development company and recent addition to the inFlow reseller community is celebrating a big win.

I recently signed up for a subscription to the magazine The Economist.  I didn’t really need it; most of the content is available for free online, and I’m more limited by time available to read than by great content.  A few years ago, I wouldn’t have spent the hundred bucks a year or so on [...]

If you set the bar too low, it’s not worth doing.
If you set the bar too high, it’s unrealistic.
If you set the bar comfortably where people know they can do it, it becomes a mundane chore.
If you set the bar uncomfortably high where people believe they can do it with some hard work and faith, [...]

People often ask me how the recession is affecting us.  In my most sagely voice, I respond, “I don’t know”.
We’re continually improving our product, our marketing, and the way we do business.  As a result, we’re continuing to do better, despite the trends in the overall economy.  We might come up with a new way [...]

Both at work and at home, we’ve all experienced moments when it seems as though we just can’t keep up with all of our responsibilities.  Situations like these can quickly become tipping points where the smallest task, such as making a phone call or responding to an email, can become very difficult and stressful.  While [...]

If you had two choices:
1) Fix an employee’s weakness so that they become more well-rounded
Or
2) Focus on an employee’s strength so that they become more specialized

Which one would you choose?

The Gallup Organization interviewed over 80,000 managers in 2,500 business units and found that great managers who out-perform their peers chose the second answer.

The answer makes [...]

If you’ve ever sat at your office feeling too tired to get anything done, this article is for you.
When you’re working on creative tasks, people often lack the energy they need to be effective more than the time.  We all have those times when we’re feeling lackluster and those times where we’re ready to kick [...]