Leadership
Learn to Never Handle a Paper or Email Twice
We all do it… to our own detriment. So, let’s make a pact that we will try, if not succeed, to handle our incoming messages more efficiently. Personal time management helps immensely to make a…
Be a Leader Who Makes Employees Love Their Jobs
Well, okay, you can’t really force everyone to love their job, but you can certainly create a culture and environment that nurtures and supports your employees and gives them every reason to enjoy their work….
3 Ways to Ease into Industrialized Construction (It Pays to Be Diligent)
“Industrialized” construction may not exactly sound fun to longtime contractors and builders who relish the craft aspects of their trade. But the adoption of industrial, prefabricated, and manufacturing techniques by construction firms is an emerging…
5 Helpful Tips to Optimize Your Employee Schedule
An essential part of running any business is taking the time to schedule employees effectively. However, for many employers, the process is often disorganized, time consuming and in some cases, downright frustrating. Shift scheduling is…
The Secrets to Resilience
“There’s only one thing that’s worse than having an unhappy childhood, and that’s having a too-happy childhood.” – Dylan Thomas Research shows that the majority of successful people had a tough start to their lives. But…
3 Easy Ways to Educate Your Employees While They Work
Training is one of the most critical areas to funnel resources into for your business. Giving people the training, skills, and information they need to be successful in their jobs is crucial to the long-term…
The Business World Needs Women and Their Leadership
There are many examples of forward-thinking and successful women in business, but popular media portrays this world as male-driven, which has to change. Getting a degree in business may seem risky, especially since success is…
How Can You Let a Talented Employee Go to Pursue a New Career?
It is tough to lose your best employees wanting to advance their careers. Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. And, as in today’s story, sometimes it can…
Consider This When Receiving Advice from Others
Advice is something many people love to share, yet some have a hard time accepting from others, even when it’s sound. Perhaps it’s in our nature as human beings to resist being told what to…
Business Ethics: When It’s OK to Burn Bridges
If you’re like me, you’ve heard this saying fairly consistently while growing up, through your first jobs, University, and into the business world: “Don’t burn bridges.” If you haven’t heard this saying before, then let…
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