With prices rising all the time and pressure to respect the planet, you might look for ways to sustainability grow while cutting costs of business. Being green or eco-friendly doesn’t need to cost the earth. You can actually save a lot of money if you implement specific policies. Green energy lightbulb leaf – Image Courtesy […]
Leadership
10 Keys To Tapping The Hidden Power Of The Best Story
The entrepreneur’s challenge is to effectively communicate their value proposition, not only to customers, but also to vendors, partners, investors, and their own team. Especially for technical founders, this is normally all about presenting impressive facts. But in reality, facts only go so far. Stories often work better, because humans don’t always make rational decisions. […]
15 Simple Ways Of Keeping Your Team Working Well Each Week
Any successful business will have staff members that are both productive and content with what they’re doing. You cannot thrive without the people on your side all doing the right things and having the right attitudes. People will always be important to a business – the leader gets a lot of the credit and publicity, […]
Steve Jobs’ “Aha” Moment!
There is a process to innovation that can be summed up with four words: “Whoa. Wow! Hmmm. Yes!” Credit Dr. Mark Goulston with this. He states, that’s exactly how Steve Jobs described his “aha moment.” So, let’s paraphrase the late Mr. Jobs as we describe this process. A bit of history that “made” Apple rich […]
7 Team-Building Ideas for Remote Workers
If you’ve embraced the many advantages of running a remote team, you probably realize team building can be a challenge. Those who choose to work remotely often enjoy the solitude and prefer to not be bothered with meetings. However, the freelancer or work-from-home life can also be quite lonely at times. When everyone works together […]
Good Training Saves Time & Money When You Have Big Goals
Creating and managing your own small business can be an exciting and rewarding endeavour but unfortunately, it can be just as overwhelming and disappointing at times, too. One of the most notable issues that most small business owners face in today’s modern market is a simple lack of time, as there aren’t enough hours in […]
Spicing Up Your Marketing Staff: Working with Newbies
The use of professionals in a fractional role is nothing new. Companies do this when they turn to lawyers on retainer, CPAs needed when tax time rolls around or employment services as a HR department. Using a fractional Chief Marketing Officer when needed is no different. Some companies see marketing as a necessary evil. In […]
The Age of Social Impact Entrepreneurship Is Upon Us
With so many challenges upon us, the business world is stepping up to address societal needs through creative, sustainable, and profitable strategies. Several organizations are taking positive action by addressing specific issues in their mission and vision statements — from diversity, equity, and inclusion; to sustainability; to literacy and education; to healthcare for the elderly, […]
How to Make Life Easier for Your Frontline Teams
Nearly 80% of the global workforce are frontline workers in hospitality, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and other professions where there isn’t a work-from-home option. These workers don’t spend the majority of their working hours sitting in front of a computer. Even as many employees and employers pivoted to use technology as working from home became necessary, […]
How to Improve the Employee Experience
If you expect to effectively recruit and retain talent in this dynamic and evolving environment in which COVID-19 is not completely gone but has markedly waned, you simply must prioritize improving the employee experience. This is true no matter your company size or whether most of your employees are working remotely, are returning to worksites, […]
