In 1995, Freese and Nichols Inc. – a prominent water and wastewater engineering and architectural firm based in Fort Worth, Texas –...
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Upon Further Review …
The annual employee performance review is as ingrained in corporate culture as coffee breaks and weekly department meetings. But some observers see...
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Battle Burnout
Greg wasn’t happy at work. It wasn’t that he hated his job or anything like that. His co-workers were fine and he...
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Managing Millennials
There’s no question that so-called Millennials – the demographic cohort that’s generally defined as those born between 1980 and 1995 – get...
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Know the Type
Excellent communication skills are critical in today’s business world. People are regularly asked to do more with fewer resources while also dealing...
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Communications, Respect Help Collection Teams Succeed
“Keep the group in the loop.” That’s the motto of the Evansville, Ind., collections team and it assures that everyone knows what...
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Leading the Right Way
Bradley was failing, and failing badly.Not only did the members of his team avoid him in the shop and never stop by...
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What Leadership Is Not
Bradley was failing, and failing badly.Not only did the members of his team avoid him in the shop and never stop by...
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Top 10 Tips for Conducting Interviews
During a typical job interview, there are two tough places to be: behind the desk and in front of it. Behind it,...
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Did You Catch Your Employees on Camera?
Can you count on your municipal sewer and water employees to always act in a professional manner – even when “no one”...
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Stop the Time-Suck
Odds are that if you’re reading this at work, you’re going to be interrupted before you finish the article. As surely as...
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How To Handle Employees Calling in Sick
A new year may usher in many changes, both positive and negative, but for some employers, the problems of absenteeism and lost...











