Strategic Planning

7 Ways to Improve Your Small Business in 2015

A new year is on the horizon, and that means new opportunities and the chance at a fresh start. For all of the motivated small business owners out there, 2015 is a perfect time to evaluate your enterprise from head to toe and make improvements as necessary.

Two Reasons to Attack Critical Issues First

There are two reasons to consider reordering your priorities to attack your most critical issues first, before the easiest ones to knock off the list.

4 Ways to Prepare Your Biz for 2015

The purpose of your business plan is to keep you in line with company goals and objectives. If those have changed, you need to tweak that plan. And your marketing plan likely needs some updating as well, since there are new marketing tools cropping up all the time.

Secrets for Creating a Great Plan for 2015

Did you know that December is National Write a Business Plan Month? Maybe they picked December to counterbalance all the good vibes associated with Christmas, but that’s merely speculation…

It’s About Time!

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is defined as the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working.

5 Things You Should Do for Your Business Before Year’s End

With the holidays just around the corner, it’s easy to overlook those end-of-the-year tasks that you need to take care of. That’s why right now, you need to pay attention to these five things and mark them off your list before December 31.

The 7 Stages of Facing Change in Business

Sometimes change in business comes when you least expect it. Things are going along perfectly, and then BOOM. A big client leaves. A competitor moves in across the street. Something happens that changes, well, everything.

Get Out of Startup Mode and Transform Your Business with Data

Many small businesses continue to function as startups years after their inception. They struggle to meet their financial projections and don’t believe they have the personnel or the time to invest in developing a long-term strategy.

Social Media Strategy Drives Employee Engagement

Spherion Staffing commissioned a study by Harris Interactive on the Emerging Workforce. The study identified key strategies to help organizations become socially engaged and ultimately, positively impact business performance.

Leaders Need to Change First Before Organizations Change

A common theme that has emerged throughout my years of experience as a leadership expert is that creating change within an organization starts with leadership.

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