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Five Benefits of our Team Outing.

October 11, 2024 Jeremiah keeler

In my last post “Being on a Real Team“, we discussed the potential and togetherness a team can have if they have great culture. One way to establish and maintain that culture is through the Team Outing. Our CEO, Dr. Josh Stephens, wanted an outing that would encourage our team

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After “The Talk” with an Under-Performing Employee

September 17, 2024 Josh Stephens

Welcome back and thank you for taking a few moments to read my final installment of this three-part series on “Dealing with Under-Performing Employees”. If you’re just jumping in, read the first installment, “How to Deal with an Under-Performing Employee” and we’ll get you back here in no time. Following

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“The Talk” – Having Tough Conversations with Under-Performing Employees

September 3, 2024 Josh Stephens
tough conversation

At this point (part two of a three-part post) you’ve determined that the problem is not you. You’ve spent some time reflecting on what performance means in your context, so you can objectively conclude that your team member is under-performing and now it’s time for a tough conversation, aka. “The

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How to Deal with an Under-Performing Employee

August 16, 2024 Josh Stephens
A leader who is frustrated removing his glasses with his back up against the wall.

If you’re here, then you probably have an under-performing employee and need some guidance on what to do. The answer is not easy, and it’s not simple. Ideally, you can move the under-performing employee into a state of average performance or even highly productive performance. Unfortunately, that may not be

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Breaking Bread to Build Relationships

August 10, 2022 Josh Stephens
relationships

Is building relationships as hard for you as it has been for me? I’ve always thought it was easier to just relax in the corner without having a conversation, than trying to find the courage to talk to someone and then work really hard to carry a conversation. In this

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Battle Chaos with Stability

July 11, 2022 Josh Stephens 2 comments
Stability

Stability in chaos is difficult. Without it, people ride a rollercoaster of emotions that lead to panic and failure. Learn about the importance of stability in leadership, and how it impacts your teams.

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Too busy to hire!

June 22, 2022 Josh Stephens
hire even when busy

Leaders who are too busy to hire, aren’t thinking about things the right way. Here’s one of my stories about hiring when I was too busy to hire.

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Candidate to Contractor – Avoiding Epic Fails

August 9, 2020 Josh Stephens 2 comments
candidate to contractor

My first contractor hiring experience was not great. I remember vividly interviewing the candidate over the phone. They seemed like a perfect fit. I scheduled time for a couple of other team members to interview the candidate, and that went well too. I remember thinking, this candidate appears to be

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Status Quo is too Risky to Change!

June 8, 2020 Josh Stephens 2 comments
status quo is risky to change

Recently I’ve been helping my daughter with her math homework. Tonight I sat with her and discussed how she does long division. I was trying to change her mind; to help her understand the right way to do it. She prefers to solve the division problem by trying combinations of

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Powerful Must-Read for IT Leadership

April 26, 2020 Josh Stephens
IT Leadership must-read

Relatively speaking, I read a lot of books. I probably average about 2 books a month and have a healthy backlog of books I still want to read. You can take a look at my reading list to get a better idea of what interests me. That said, there are

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