Moving Beyond the Carrot and Stick

Employee management is an ever-evolving practice, one where expectations and effective solutions continue to change. For a long time, managers have relied upon rewards and punishments, upon carrots and sticks, to control their employees. However, more and more employees are responding negatively to this philosophy, and thoughtful leaders are now…
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Prioritize People Over Processes

Procedures, processes, workflows. They’re an important part of designing how your business operates, from how customers make purchases, to how your support staff handles problems. At The Brandt Group, we often advocate for something like our GUEST model, which stands for Greet-Understand-Explain-Secure-Thank; this model describes a process for making sure…
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