Exact Staff Insight Blogs

When you address your employees: Do your words motivate or intimidate? Is your criticism constructive or merely negative? Are you inclusive or authoritarian? Obviously, you want to aim for the former in each of these examples. Because, as we mentioned in an earlier post, the language you use at work can inspire, inform, persuade and…

When you’re a small business owner, your time is valuable – and extremely limited! The same goes for your team. Employees wear multiple hats, and their list of to do’s likely grows by the minute. Too bad you can’t grow more time to get everything done. Or can you? There are still only 24 hours…

If you could improve one aspect of your life, what would it be? Your finances? Relationships? Health and fitness? Career? No matter what you’d like to change about yourself, it won’t happen overnight – and it won’t happen by accident – but there is a simple formula for success: Small Habits + Consistency = Meaningful…

Ever met a “social chameleon”? You know, one of those people who acts one way around a certain group of people, but entirely different around another? Now here’s a tougher question: Have you ever been a social chameleon? To a certain extent, all of us wear “masks” in social situations. We often feel a need…

Athletes and performance artists use visualization techniques to prepare for competitions, mentally rehearse difficult performance situations, and improve execution for one reason: It works! And not just on the field or the stage. In fact, smart professionals practice visualization techniques to maximize their performance in the workplace. Why is visualization so effective? By definition, visualization…

Your eyes glaze over. Your attention wanders. And after about three minutes, you want to throw up your hands, yell “I can’t take it!” and run out the front door. What happened? You were attacked by a conversation bully. You know, one of those people who dominates the entire conversation, blathering on (and on and…

Does being a sack hound on the weekend make you lazy – or extend your life? According to the results of a 13-year study of sleep habits published by the Journal of Sleep Research, it’s the latter. The study reported the following: For people 65 and under, weekend sleep can make up for sleep deficits…

George Orwell’s fictitious Big Brother may not truly be watching you… …but Amazon’s very real Alexa is definitely listening to you. All the time. And recording everything she hears you say. Kinda creepy when you think about it. Even worse? A Portland woman claims that the Echo virtual assistant took things a step further, recording…

Finding new ways to improve your effectiveness – both as an individual and a leader – is a common goal among managers, and it’s a common theme to posts you’ll find on our blog. In fact, we’ve written about the topic frequently over the past year or so, sharing great advice from a variety of…

They’re disciplined. Tenacious. And remarkably resilient. They’re mentally strong people, and their grit helps them overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve their goals. Whether it’s personally or professionally, we all face challenges in our lives that test our mettle. Do you have what it takes to succeed, even when the going gets rough? Make sure you’re…