Leadership
Future of Work From Home Jobs
by Rob Marchalonis. Work-from-home (WFM) is now a big deal, but will it last? Ask yourself a few questions. Do you like working from home? Do your employees like working from home? How is it going for everyone? Regardless of what anyone “likes”, I believe the future of WFM jobs depend mostly on one thing… productivity! If businesses, employers, and…
“Every Hour Matters” Video
by Rob Marchalonis. A simple way to value productivity is by measuring “Inputs and Outputs over TIME”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFw2mnM3RSg How big are the financial opportunities in your business? Consider if you had a “million-dollar annual opportunity” to: Create wealth Reduce debt Grow sales Generate gross margin Reduce expenses Earn net income Etc.) consider the importance of time. Watch this short video…
Avalanche Zone
Are You Prepared and Protected? by Rob Marchalonis. Last summer, my wife and I enjoyed a 10-day vacation loop around the Mountain States beginning and ending in Denver. We started by taking our rented Jeep Wrangler north to the Black Hills, Sturgis, and Mount Rushmore. From there, west to Devils Tower, Cody, and the East entrance of Yellowstone. After a…
Simple But Powerful Change Model
Managing significant “change” is a difficult challenge for leaders. With good intentions, some leaders proceed to do something new or different without adequately considering the potential outcomes or impact on others. What may seem like an obvious improvement to some, can appear to others as “more work” or “unnecessary risk without adequate benefit”. Leaders can benefit from the Knoster Model…
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Incentive Benchmark Nucor
Productivity leader Nucor rewards leadership for results. Always interesting to follow the performance and corresponding employee incentive compensation for “benchmark incentive” company, Nucor. Yes, they’ve enjoyed some nice tailwinds lately, but still very impressive for an otherwise “gritty commodity business”. Every article about Nucor seems to mention their aggressive variable comp plans and leaders often link their top-tier productivity to…
Incent Which Employees First?
Six Questions to Help You Pick by Rob Marchalonis Who first? Anyone who has even considered employee incentive compensation plans asks the question, “With which employees should we start?” My strong belief is that incentive plans are best deployed by functional team or “workgroup”. Most small to mid-sized organizations can conveniently group their employees into a relatively few (4 –…
Engage with One-to-One Meetings
By Rob Marchalonis. Multiply your engagement by dividing your audience. Regular one-to-one meetings can be an effective and efficient way to engage with your employees, and others. During these very personal connections, you have the opportunity for more meaningful communication, relationship building, and understanding of mutual wants, needs, and expectations. Select a meeting frequency that allows for optimal connection and…
Nucor Steel Incentive Role Model
“Every employee of Nucor Steel plants across the world is on incentive pay,” declares Giff Daughtridge, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel Berkeley, on April 4, 2018 at the Daniel Island Club. “By doing this, the company is able to maintain the highest wages in the steel industry. “From the last person we hired to our CEO, we’re…
IncentShare on Andi Simon Podcast
Better Incentive Plans, Listen Here to Learn How! Listen now here to Rob’s discussion about employee incentives, profit sharing, productivity, and more on Andi’s podcast.