Leadership
What Happens When You Grow Too Fast? 4 Signs to Watch For
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly growing venture. However, when a business grows too quickly, it significantly increases the demands—and if the demands are higher than the ability to…
5 Ways for Leaders to Influence Organizational Culture
Leaders have a huge influence on organizational culture. In fact, you probably have more influence than you realize, and sometimes this can bite you if you are not conscious of how your words and actions…
How Small Businesses Can Harness Millennial Power
Millennials; they’re a huge group, constantly dialed into their phones, and constantly lamenting about their student loans. They’re also extremely talented, and notorious for job hopping. As a working millennial, I’ve personally hopped through eleven…
How Small Businesses Should Be Using Big Data
Think big data is only for big business? Think again. No matter how small your operation might be, collecting and analyzing data about current and future customers can produce a significant return on investment. And…
It’s What You Ask, Not What You Know
A friend recently told me a story that had nothing to do with business, but unintentionally had a great lesson for all of us. He had asked his arborist if he could move a mature…
Why Solar Energy is a Smart Investment for Your Business
With climate change and environmental sustainability making recent headlines and gaining global attention, business owners across the U.S. are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing solar energy to better their company. If you’re like…
Get Inspired! 5 Tips for Tapping into the Creative Side of Your Business
Staring at a blank page is intimidating. Trust me, I know. Starting this blog post was equivalent to meeting the parents for the first time—except worse because it didn’t invite me over for dinner and…
Honestly It’s About Honesty
I can remember being in one of my undergrad advertising classes and the professor told us about a recent study that measured the trustworthiness or honesty of various professions. Keep in mind, this was 30+ years ago…
10 Clues That You Aren’t a Leader
I really know what makes you a leader. I’ve seen dozens of quotes and hundreds of articles, and I took a course on leadership in business school. But leadership depends so much on context and…
5 Office Party Themes Your Employees Will Love
Anyone who has worked in an office is familiar with the monthly shuffle into the break room to sing a quick happy birthday and partake of waxy grocery store cake. These types of celebrations are…
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