Question: Pete, are you up for this one? I just accepted my first ever position as CEO. It’s with a privately held $100 million company in […]

Question: I am the president of a family-owned business — and the first person outside the family to run the business. There have been a lot […]

Question: My boss gets annoyed because I am the last one to submit the responses or presentations she needs. I’m often late because I want to […]

Question: I am beginning to believe that I am naïve and too trusting. When I ask for an update, my employees often respond, “Just trust me.” […]

Question Pete, our staff is constantly in a loop-to-loop of reacting instead of being able to plan. How do you suggest dealing with a work environment where […]

Question Pete, our company leaders want to see SMART goals for my production group in 2016, with a particular focus on improving efficiency. How do I […]

Question My boss Mike (not his real name) is a director in our company. My colleague, Sue, and I are team leads and we report to […]

In my last column, I answered a question about punishing an employee who tolerated theft. Here are some ideas for how to get rid of the […]