Posts by Mark Weaver
Help! I Hired the Wrong Person
Help! I Hired the Wrong Person! Unemployment is very high, but not as high as it was a month ago. The employment market is picking up. Still, there are people who want a job and any job will do – like a job you need to fill. I’m in business to help organizations find solutions.…
Read MoreSee the Future
You’re a leader. You’re expected to be visionary. So what happens when you constantly look at the future through the lens of what was? When we screen everything that’s happening around us through the lens of what was, all we can see is constant change. When we look backward, we tend to glamorize the past.…
Read MoreIs Your Culture Cultivated?
I live on an almost 20 acre greenbelt that I lovingly call a brownbelt. That’s because the only time it’s green is this time of year. It’s not cultivated; no irrigation, nothing planted, just whatever grows. If you want open space that is a habitat for a bunch of birds, frogs, mice, a rat or…
Read More3 Leadership Resolutions for the New Year
Lose weight. Get in shape. Stop smoking. Get out of debt. It’s just so human to want new beginnings, fresh starts, and do-overs. So we come up with resolutions – our noble intentions to do things that may be more grandiose than what we actually do or even can do. But it’s all good because…
Read MoreOffice Politics 2016 v 2.0
Office Politics 2016 v 2.0 Less than a month to go and mudslinging is taking a new slog this election. I suspect it will get worse. A quick rundown of the last few days and what’s next: What does this have to do with your workplace? Sexual harassment. People may think it’s totally ok to…
Read More7 Reasons for Workplace Drama and What to Do About it
What’s worse than workplace drama? It’s right up there with election year political attack ads. Pretty much everyone hates both, wishes they would go away, puts up with it thinking it will end soon. The attack ads do – at least for a little while; the workplace drama doesn’t self-resolve. That’s where leadership comes in.…
Read MoreCreating a Culture of Appreciation
There are thousands of books with thousands of ideas about how to appreciate, recognize, or honor people in your organization. So many good ideas. The problem with them is that they are ideas that worked in some other organization that took the time to figure out what worked for them. Though imitation may be the…
Read MoreTeam Work for Your Work Team
“Teamwork: Cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.” That’s what Dictionary.com says. But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m sitting in a gym at Wheat Ridge High School on a July Saturday afternoon, waiting to watch…
Read MoreDo It Right the First Time
Do It Right the First Time. Sounds good. Why do rework when it saves time and money to do things right the first time? Why spend money on warranty work, returns, or lost productivity if organizations can prevent all that? People hear the phrase “Do It Right the First Time,” and assume that refers to…
Read MoreWho Benefits From Your Benefits
Who Benefits From Your Benefits? Back before World War II, few Americans had health insurance. Fewer still received it as an employee benefit. Of course, life was simpler then. Healthcare was relatively medieval, and most people just suffered through all but the most debilitating pain or disease. Back before World War II, few Americans had…
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