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Work / Life Blog (4)

A Practical Approach to Performance Interventions and Analysis by Richard C. GillespieWe have a new Salty’s blog for you. Our mentor Richard Gillespie shares business philosophies you’ll see at work at Salty’s, where we are striving to become a true performance culture, where our team members bring a relentless focus and selfless collaboration to bear on our company’s most fundamental goals.
— Gerald R. Kingen, Salty’s Owner & CEO

The Five C’s of Change

Sunday, 24 February 2013 17:21 Written by Richard C. Gillespie
Published in Work / Life Blog

In business, leaders look at ways to influence change to bring about the desired end results. Moreover, the Work/Life Approach uses Understanding, Acceptance and Support (UAS), validation and valuing behaviors and commits to sharing only useful information (relevant, valid, timely and reliable) to help people focus on positive behaviors and support change in the workplace...

Valuing Behavior: Increasing Trust and the Bottom Line

Tuesday, 08 January 2013 05:16 Written by Richard C. Gillespie
Published in Work / Life Blog

Some people in business try to avoid conflict at all costs. Sometimes management turns a blind eye to people who cannot seem to get along. All too often management’s answer to these types of situations is that the people involved just have a personality conflict. Using this excuse for inaction suggests that little can be done when someone behaves badly...

A Freedom of Focus

Sunday, 05 August 2012 13:24 Written by Richard C. Gillespie
Published in Work / Life Blog

Being free to focus on the work allows people to be productive and excel. The Work/Life Approach removes uncertainty and ambiguity, clarifies direction and intention, and frees people to focus on the work. From the organizational view it is imperative to be clear on the organization’s identity and purpose...

Withholding Useful Information?

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 01:24 Written by Richard C. Gillespie
Published in Work / Life Blog

Did you know that the most prevalent form of organizational theft is withholding useful information? People, whether they work in a small, medium or large company, don’t share information for a number of reasons. They don’t know the information is needed. This happens when team members fail to ask themselves, “Are there any stakeholders that might need to know this information?”