Workplace Morale: 5 Ways to Get Your Team Excited
Have you noticed an overall negativity, lack of motivation, and non-energetic response to new projects, business announcements, and new clients at your agency today? This is probably a sign of…
The Importance of Team Building and how to do it Right
Team building is a valuable investment for any company — and it’s an important part of making a Traffic Manager’s job easy. Why? Because high morale and camaraderie between employees…
How to Motivate Employees to Fill Out Time Sheets
As a Traffic Manager, employees who are reluctant to fill out Time Sheets likely boggle your mind. Time Sheets allow agencies to bill clients. And if the agency doesn’t get…
Empower Your Traffic Manager
Lisa Schardein, guest blogger Our Traffic Manager is a VIP in our business culture. She keeps all the projects moving toward the finish line and coordinates everyone’s workload. That’s a…
Have you Submitted your Time Sheet yet?
How can you, as an employee, expect to be paid when the agency isn’t being paid? That’s what that value of Time Sheets boils down to, in my opinion. Time…
It’s time to change.
Change is hard. I’ll be the first to admit it. For weeks, months, even years, you grow accustomed to a certain way of doing things, whether at home or work,…
“How do I traffic a millennial?”
A co-worker recently shared a USA Today article with me regarding the millennial ("Gen Y") population segment. The article, based on interviews with various millennials, reaffirmed what I'd already suspected…
“Tell ’em that it’s human nature.”
Traffic managers serve a critical role in creative service firms. Companies would otherwise drown in a sea of deadlines, personality conflicts and general disorder if it weren't for the diligence…
I’m a dog person.
A cat person... A turtle person... A… well, you get the point. I love creatures of all shapes and sizes. This afternoon, I have the pleasure of dog-sitting my best…
“What’s my motivation?”
Today I scared the you-know-what out of my co-worker. While finalizing the 2012 budget for our company, I mistakenly quoted his salary as being considerably lower than what he’s currently…