Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
The First 5: How to Hire Those Critical Early Employees
Similar to the foundation of a house, the founding team of a startup ultimately determines its future and potential for success—it’s the base on which the rest of the business will be built. Without a strong, durable, and well-balanced founding team there for support, a startup could crumble under the pressures of entrepreneurship.
Read More Does Your Culture Promote or Prevent Inventive Thinking?
If they were being truly honest, how would your employees describe your culture? Would they say it is like Israel, America or North Korea?
Read More Where Do Leaders Come From?
If you want to grow your business, you must grow your people. In the small and mid-sized companies that I work with, there is—not always, but more times than not—a sizable gap between the CEO and his or her direct reports. It’s not a skill gap. It’s a leadership gap.
Read More How to See More Productive Smiles at Work
Most companies seem to have done a number of different employee surveys that have generated lots of data about what is wrong, and then they have done nothing with the data.
Read More How Habits Lead to Organizational Efficiency
Whether you lay out detailed instructions for the daily duties of your employees or you prefer to take a more free-rein approach to management, it’s extremely important that your employees develop the right habits.
Read More The Truth About Branding
While you probably already know it’s important to establish a brand, you may be making a common mistake by assuming branding and marketing are largely synonymous. In fact, marketing is a tool that helps establish your brand, and branding goes much deeper.
Read More Operationalizing a Customer Service Culture
Building the ideal corporate culture doesn’t happen by chance. If you are a leader of a company or organization and you want to instill a customer service culture, how do you make it happen?
Read More An Inside Look at Working at Apple
Jordan Price, a mobile designer at Apple, recently quit his job—a job many would dream of having. Well, perhaps not. In a blog post about why he quit, Price makes Apple seem like a pretty horrible work environment.
Read More 5 Hacks to Build a More Productive Environment in 2014
Giving the processes that drive your company regular tune-ups will keep your team productive, motivated, and satisfied over the course of the year. Here are five straightforward hacks to make your team more productive in 2014.
Read More Top Small Business Trends in 2014
In the age of entrepreneurship, small businesses are increasingly learning how to adapt to a consumer-based market. As a result, it’s important to keep on top of new practices that will help give your business a competitive edge. Check out these emerging top small business trends in 2014.
Read More