Prioritize Your Expectations

Sometimes the day gets away from us.  Important interruptions pull us away from our daily planner.  Emergencies arise.  Sometimes we get so fixated on the activity we’re doing we forget about the overarching tasks for which we were hired.  How do you know what you should do when?  How does your team know which expectations…

A Tip for Setting Clear Expectations

Write them down.  Get them on paper.  Map out the who, what, when, where, why, and how.  And be sure to write down what happens in each conceivable case in which expectations are not met.  You can’t guarantee results, but you can demand that your employees meet your expectations.  You won’t get far with them,…