Some people like their eggs poached, or scrambled, or soft-boiled, or sunny-side up. Others prefer deviled eggs, an omelet, or a quiche. A key principle of employee motivation is that different people and different groups have different needs and desires. Here’s what you need to know about motivation. 1. Money is not the top motivator …

We don’t often think about staff meetings as a training ground, but they are. Granted, they exist at a very basic level (only lower level would be OJT, or on-the-job training, considered one of the best training environments), but few situations allow you to have so many company subject matter experts and leaders in the …

Is it time to strengthen your supervisory muscles? Here are insights from years of working with managers, teams, and new leaders on the realities of supervision. For some of you it may be “old hat”; for others an “ah’ha”. In either case, know that the moment you start taking things for granted, you stop being …

If you’re getting a new boss in your existing job, consider getting ‘hired’ all over again. How many bosses have you had in your present job these past couple of years? I’ve asked this question in my career management and personal branding workshops. I heard everything from “my boss seems to hang on” to several …

When I asked friends for ideas on training for this article, here’s what I received: How to train your dog to use the toilet. How to make a mountain out of a mole hill. How to make an American quilt. How to extract your own wisdom teeth. How best to express road rage-flipping the bird …

am not a regular fan of reality television; however, I do really enjoy watching the show where the contestants are fighting to lose weight. You all know the show, right? Well, I love seeing how the contestants are able to lose weight and reduce risks to their health. I also really like that the show provides healthy tips on eating during the sometimes drawn out two hour episodes. But my favorite part of the show may just be the trainers. They are tough, but you really get the sense that they care about helping the contestants achieve their weight loss goals. The push the contestants, they call them out on t heir bull**** and excuses, and they don’t give up on them.

Corporations, non-profits and any big organization–especially the financially strapped state and federal government agencies are looking for ways that save money and still accomplish training needs. My previous article was on meetings that are held to discuss “best practices.” Here is an idea for multifaceted supervisor training that came from one of those meetings that …

Define Career Management Path: Learn More About Marcia Zidle Marcia Zidle, a certified career strategist and business coach, works with high-potential, high-impact executives, managers, and professionals to advance their careers and grow their leadership capabilities. Marcia, CEO of, Leaders At All Levels, has over 25 years of leadership, operations, and consulting experience with businesses as …

Purpose of this Supervision Blog Supervision is the activities carried out by supervisors to oversee the productivity and progress of employees who report directly to the supervisors. For example Chief executive officers supervise those who report directly to the chief executives Middle-managers supervise first-level supervisors First-level supervisors supervise entry-level employees Supervision is a management activity …

What would happen if this discussion were taken a step forward and the debate on blame shifted to a discussion using the following, "Provide one example of how you have improved learning transfer in a current or previous role? What was the role and what did you do?"