Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Long Term Focus for Small Business
As a small business owner, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of an average day. Especially when work piles up in and around the office, entrepreneurs don’t always take the time to consider the long term impact of what they’re doing. Here are a few things to keep in mind that will help you promote the long term success of your business when the going gets tough.
Read More The Four Questions Great Leaders Ask
Ever notice how great leaders ask the best questions? A masterful leader will sit Yoda-like in a meeting, listening intently to the dialogue and then, with Zen Master timing, ask a question that will change the tenor, the focus and the performance of the entire team.
Read More Disaster Recovery and Other Happy Subjects
Have you been open in sharing your knowledge and talent with a backup, or even a potential successor? It is prudent and certainly a sign that you take this responsibility personally as a leader among your peers and subordinates.
Read More The Heart of Customer Service is Respect
Excellence comes out of respect, which is at the heart of customer service. It starts with internal service; treating the employees with the same respect and attitude as you would want the customer treated. You can’t expect the customer to experience excellence if you don’t first create excellence internally.
Read More Managing in Cyberspace
In today’s work environment, it has become a necessity for many businesses to hire employees or independent contractors who take care of their work out of office. Here are a few keys to help employers manage their out-of-office employees effectively.
Read MoreHappiness Is a Choice
Many of us get the happiness equation wrong. We believe that we must work hard to become successful, make lots of money, get a big title and then, only then, will we be happy. It simply isn’t true.
Read More 7 Tips for Overcoming Perfectionism and Getting More Done
A very busy schedule and perfectionism are a deadly combination. A “friend of mine” has this problem from time to time. There just isn’t enough time to do everything and do it perfectly.
Read More Poor Staffing Decisions
No entrepreneur lives in the utopia of having zero turnover (although sometimes they might like to make it seem that way), but certainly making the right staffing decisions by putting people in the right roles can allow your startup venture to scale quickly. The wrong staffing decisions can leave your new company mired in constant unplanned change.
Read More Does Your Boss Understand Marketing? 3 Recommendations for Different Boss Types
If your job involves marketing in any way, shape, or form, does your immediate supervisor or boss “get” it? Does she have a basic understanding of marketing so that you are empowered to do your job and make your business or nonprofit look good and succeed?
Read More Brand Bump Ahead!
Everyday, yesterday’s unseen challenges become today’s clear problems. Here are some strategies for identifying signs that trouble is ahead, giving you an opportunity to attack the problem now.
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