Ever notice how much you get accomplished the day before you leave for vacation? In this video, Glenn explains why it’s the most powerful principle of time management.
Dear Glenn, I own a men’s clothing store that opens for business at 10:00 am. My employees are required to clock in by 9:00. A supervisor is always there, but sometimes I’m not. Some of my employees are whining that I’m being a hypocrite and unfair by requiring them to be there at 9:00, when
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Dear Glenn, We had an employee who tried to commit suicide via drug overdose and was involuntarily committed for a week. We terminated her position with our company. Legal counsel is telling me we should not have done that because suicide is sign of mental illness and mental illness is protected under the ADA. Is
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Dear Glenn, I have an employee who is a very competent worker. The problem is her mouth. She continually complains to co-workers about her workload or her immediate supervisor, or me, or the owner. She likes to compare her previous employer to us and tell everyone what a great job that was. Everybody is entitled
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Dear Glenn, I have a really nice girl working for me but she has a very serious punctuality problem. She has worked for me for 5 months and is still in her probationary period. I have talked with her 4 times. It’s always one excuse after another. I even changed her start time from 8
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https://vimeo.com/499251574/dddcd33d55 Dear Glenn, Is it legal for me to make employees take out their tongue piercings? Stan in Berkeley, California
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Dear Glenn, We have a former employee who failed a drug test. She said she wanted to quit because if other employees found out, she would be embarrassed. We filled out a final release form stating why she wanted to quit and she signed it. She then filed for unemployment benefits. We explained the reason
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Dear Glenn, What strategies can you use when a boss (who doesn’t take kindly to assertive women) allows an attractive female employee to always have her way? Katie in Adelaide, Australia https://vimeo.com/499243734/0b1f9a8a5c
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Dear Glenn, I have a salesperson who believes that she is invaluable to our operation and behaves like a princess. The problem is that her performance is mediocre at best. She brings in an average amount of business by maintaining previously established accounts. I realize a salesperson’s ego is important and do not want to
How Do I Confront Emotionally Charged People? Read More »
Dear Glenn, I’ve been getting your newsletter for a while but attended one of your seminars for the first time last week. You mentioned that you’re not a big fan of peer to peer evaluations. Why is that? Greg in Minnesota
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