https://vimeo.com/497690392/9b4311f61b Dear Glenn, I own a lawn care company with 18 employees and 9 trucks. I’m beginning to hear my employees chatting about having too much work, their customers are complaining about weeds, and they don’t like having to go back and retreat the lawns. Even a new employee (less than 60 days) has started […]

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Dear Glenn, Four of my 25 employees refused to sign a Waiver of Right to Sue Employer. What if anything can I do about this? Or should do? Brenda in Brenham, TX Click HERE to watch this video https://vimeo.com/497683760/9e6adb97b1 Click this button to see more Ask Glenn questions and answers. Ask Glenn Videos Click any

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Dear Glenn, Do you believe it’s a conflict of interest for a manager to ask their direct report’s spouse (who is a manager at a different company) to hire one of the manager’s relatives? This happened in our department and it seems it would be, especially since the manager is directly responsible for the employee’s

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Dear Glenn, I love the series you did last year about sociopaths and think I may have hired one. Is there such a thing as an “integrity test” that I can buy? Joan in Brooklyn, N.Y. Click HERE to watch this video https://vimeo.com/497383500/3bee5f99fc Click this button to see more Ask Glenn questions and answers. Ask

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Dear Glenn, I work at a physical therapy clinic with only two employees besides the owner. The other employee does just what needs to be done to get by. I’m going on vacation and when I told her I needed her to do the insurance billing while I’m gone, she said she was hoping the

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Dear Glenn, In my business (construction) I am purposely moving from blue-collar to white-collar in order to more effectively run my business. What can I do to hasten this process, be more effective and still maintain respect from my employees? Natalie in California Click HERE to watch this video https://vimeo.com/497292013/de88b8968c Click this button to see

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Dear Glenn, Would you rehire a former employee? Dan in Brattleboro, VT Click HERE to watch this video https://vimeo.com/497303299/b1fb14c632 Click this button to see more Ask Glenn questions and answers. Ask Glenn Videos Click any of these titles to jump to a random post. Click this button to return to the home page. Return Home

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Dear Glenn, What’s the best way to open a discussion with my boss when I as a middle manager feel I’m being left out of the loop on hiring decisions, and day to day operational decisions that I’ve been told I have responsibility for? Megan in Salt Lake City, UT Click HERE to watch this

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Dear Glenn, A long-time personal friend of mine is also one of my firm’s clients. Unfortunately we aren’t seeing eye to eye on an important contractual issue and this has led to bad feelings. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced my personal and professional life not jiving and unfortunately I never seem to know

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