Leadership
5 Tips to Create More Powerful Employee Engagement
An engaged workforce is a productive one. Here are 5 tips for creating more powerful employee engagement in your organization: Clarify what’s expected of employees It’s essential that your team members know what’s expected of…
10 Things Successful People Do Every Morning
Seizing the day is important in any walk of life, but when running a small business it is absolutely vital. Richard Branson doesn’t get up at 3:30am every day because he enjoys it. He does…
7 Leadership Lessons from Successful Immigrants
In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas. In my view, these are the least…
Haste Makes Waste, but to Lag is to Sag
Let’s examine the relationship between time, quality and competitiveness. If you are getting the impression from these many insights that complex relationships cause simple problems, you are right. We have heard the “haste makes waste”…
5 Easy Steps to Become an Expert in Your Field
One thing usually keeps people from branding themselves as an expert: they think they need a fancy degree or else nobody is going to want to hear what they say. In the entrepreneurship world, you…
Follow These 5 Principles for More Productive Meetings
What are the magic ingredients for a successful meeting? A meeting in which participants build relationships, exchange ideas, unearth insights, make decisions and get the information they need to move work forward? We all know there’s…
Communicating the Vision
Speaking with a client about an ongoing issue with his sales team, I brought up a particular concept. When he heard it, he loved it. He saw exactly how it applied to his situation. He…
Could Your Business Writing Use Work? 5 Tips for Brushing Up
When was the last time you thought about how you come across in your writing? Communication is key, but much of the time, you’re probably talking to colleagues face-to-face or over the phone. However, that…
The Why and How of Having More FUN in the Office
Whether you run a small business or you’re just trying to get one off the ground, having fun isn’t always a top priority. When you’re diving deep into every facet of your business, it can…
4 Tips for Holding Better One-on-One Meetings with Your Employees
Are you having regular one-on-one meetings with your employees? Yes? Great! As a good manager, you probably want to make them better. No? Don’t worry, now’s the perfect time to start. A previous post discussed how employees can…
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