This Week in Business Strategies

Feb. 24, 2020—To better assist shop owners with their production management, marketing tactics and leadership styles, Ratchet+Wrench has compiled a short list of essential business-building material from some of its favorite sources. Here's a look at a few must-read articles from the past week. 

Want to Keep Your Best Workers From Quitting? Start Practicing This Daily Habit of the Best Companies – Inc

If employees don't receive the recognition they desire, they may be headed for the door. Case in point, a lack of recognition is the third-most common reason employees choose to leave their employers.

This Is The One Factor That Can Make or Break a Team – Fast Company

In short, the environment can make or break behavior change. One of the strongest predictors of behavior is the norm—what others around you do and approve of. 

How to Reach Employees Who Aren't Getting Your Message – Forbes

All too often, leaders feel as if they’re sending smoke signals into a black hole while receiving little or no response from employees.

Every Leader Needs to Navigate These 7 Tensions – Harvard Business Review

Are you an expert or a learner? A tactician or a visionary?