Leadership
Expert Tips for Managing Remote Teams
In many ways, managing a remote team is like managing a team in your office. The main difference is distance. But that distance removes some aspects of in-person interactions—like body language—that help make connections and…
How to Build a Purpose-Driven Organization
As we learned in How to Inspire Brand Loyalty with Purpose, “People want to buy from companies that stand for a purpose with which they personally identify and reflect their values and beliefs.” A recent research paper…
3 Ways Utility Broker Services Save Your Business Time & Money
A business, whether it is a start-up or a known establishment, still needs all the help that it can get. Operating costs can be expensive not just in price but in your most valuable commodities—time…
How to Set a Balance of User Growth vs. Profitability
A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. First of all, the glory days of “dot.coms” are gone, when investors “didn’t…
How Do You Recognize Transparency?
Transparency seems to be everywhere in the media lately so it has been only fitting that we have been discussing it. We’ve been studying “mea culpa” ad campaigns and how the marketplace’s expectations around transparency…
Jobs Are Overwhelming Employees’ Health
The idea of finding a job that is not only rewarding but values your life is more out of reach than some might think. There are countless jobs out there putting employees at risk in…
How to Increase the Value of Your Business Before a Sale
Countless entrepreneurs have worked tirelessly for years in order to turn their commercial dreams into a reality. Now that you’ve finally climbed to the top of the marketplace and enjoy your status as a profitable…
The Only True Way to Thrive in Business
For a business to survive there must be a blueprint in place to keep you afloat. Within the business plan are a number of variables that play a part in how your business works. You…
4 Unusual Ways to Re-Energize Your Team
Often, managers are required to get their employees motivated and full of energy. Periodically, employees experience doldrums or feel they are stuck in a rut. Therefore, it is the manager’s job to find ways to…
The Hidden Benefit of Transparency
Lately, we have been focusing on the “mea culpa” ads that we’re seeing all over the media. Wells Fargo, Facebook, and Uber are some of the big brands that have actively run apology campaigns. The…