Leadership
Don’t Ignore These 4 Goals in 2016
Now is the perfect time to evaluate your old goals from last year and see what needs to change, in order to bring fresh and new ideas into your business. While it may seem obvious,…
Forget Millennials: Time to Prepare for Generation Z
This post is not meant to dis Millennials. In truth, I’ve had my fill of Millennial-bashing comments and commentaries in recent years, often promulgated by the not-so-silent ranks of disdainful Boomers and disgruntled Gen Xers,…
The Lifecycle of Your Business
When considering business ownership, it is easy to think about the short-term effects it will have on your life. There are a great deal of changes that occur in the first year, but what about…
How Do You Measure Your Effectiveness as a Leader?
There are many roads to Rio, so they say. But there is one overwhelming method of appraising the effectiveness of a business leader. Outcomes. We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a…
Understand the Subtle Signs of Employee Disgruntlement
As a manager, lack of engagement is one of the greatest telltale signs there’s a dissatisfied employee in your midst. Your management style may be a contributing factor or the triggers may be for reasons…
Empowering Employees
I have set a goal to read (or re-read) 1 business book every 2 weeks. I recently reread “Customer Mania!” by Ken Blanchard since it is the story of how YUM! Brands—owners of KFC, Taco…
6 Secrets to Maximizing Your Day
When you’re running your own business, you don’t always have organized procedures in place to complete each project efficiently. You have to develop these systems over time as your company becomes more successful and profitable….
The Line Between Being Nice and Being Fair
If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared. ~Yiddish Proverb So many managers I work with confuse being nice with being fair. Being nice…
5 Crucial Ways to Grow Your Small Business
Are you a small business owner? If so, you’re probably doing your level best to keep your customers happy and find ways of earning new ones, right? Well, there are a number of ways you…
Are You One of These Kinds of Procrastinators? Get Moving!
Staring at you is a blank, virtual sheet of paper with a blinking line, waiting for your words to fill the entire page. Writing your proposal, which is the very first thing on your To-do…
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