Leadership
6 Ways Employers Can Encourage Healthy Work-Life Balance
Having and maintaining a healthy work-life balance seems like a dream sometimes. But is it really possible? These days, schedules have become busier and more hectic than ever, which often causes our personal lives to…
4 Important Reasons a Leader Embraces Change
There is a distinct difference between managers and leaders, one of them being how they deal with organizational change. A leader has an entirely different vision to that of a manager. Managers fear change because it…
How to Run a Great Small Business When the Pressure Is On
In the summer of 2003 more than 26 wildfires started in Glacier National Park, burning a total of 136,000 acres of forest and sending fireballs and giant columns of smoke into the air from July…
Thinking What to Get Your Favorite Small Business Owner? Top 5 Last Minute Gift Options
Gifting business people, whether they’re avid entrepreneurs, managers or company owners, can be extremely challenging. Gift baskets are overrated, and then there are expensive gift ideas that might seem cool and interesting, but not everyone…
5 Tips for Effective Communication in Your Small Business
In business, if you fail to communicate, you fail. And the special difficulty in small business is that you’re required to be an effective communicator in a wide variety of settings to a diverse group…
Go With Your Gut Not Your Logic
Go with your gut… They say that our intuition is far more effective at decision making than the logical mind. Did you ever have a feeling that you should or should not do something? You…
5 Success Practices of Ultra-Effective Business Teams
It takes an effective team to attract and serve a community in business these days. With real-time online reviews and feedback via the Internet, and instant relationships via social media, a voice from the top…
6 Powerful Ways to Invest in Your Employees
Larger companies and unicorn startups have ample resources to invest in their employees. From professional development classes and career coaches to flexible schedules and free catered lunches, these businesses go the extra mile to retain and empower employees. While…
The Power of Parables as a Leadership Tool
Parable: Defined as a short simple story intended to illustrate a moral or religious lesson. These stories have been passed down from generation to generation through storytelling—each story with its own significance and message. What makes…
The Essentials You Need for International Expansion
Once you’re successfully up and running on a national scale, you might want to think about where you can go next to turn your small business into something bigger and better. A great way to…
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