Posts Tagged ‘Learning’
Becoming Indispensable to Your Company
Becoming indispensable to your company is not a quick and easy task. You must be dedicated to this agenda for the duration of your career. It takes time, but these steps can only help you to succeed.
Read More Lessons Learned From My First Business
I, like many entrepreneurs, have run more than one successful business. Now, looking back, I realize there were several lessons that I learned with my first business that I carried through to my current one.
Read More Calling All Small Biz Owners: The 5 Most Anticipated Business Conferences of 2014
Business conferences aren’t just for big-name businesses anymore. There are many conferences held each year that offer perks for people who own and operate smaller businesses.
Read More Stop Wasting Your Time on Social Selling?
Recently, someone wrote me saying: “I have absolutely no idea how you have time to spend so long on Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn, plus write articles for every site imaginable—and respond to all the comments?”
Read More The Enemy of Knowledge
If we already believe we know a “thing” and are not interested in exploring an alternative view, then we might be right—or we might not be.
Read More Small Business Tips for 2014
Can you believe that it is 2014 already? I can’t. Seems like just yesterday that everyone was worried about Y2K. Now here we are, 14 years later! 2013 was a blur and I’m sure this year is bound to pass just as quickly.
Read More Will Your Prospects Read a 10-Page Sales Pitch?
If I can put a compelling letter in your hands that talks all about one of your major interests, chances are you’ll read it. Doesn’t matter whether it’s five pages or 10 pages or 20-plus.
Read More Make the Lost Week a Busy Week: Kick-Start Success for 2014
It’s known as the “lost week”—the week in between Christmas and New Years. Unless you’re in retail, chances are your business is almost dead during that week, so it’s tempting to take the week off.
Read More What I Finally Got About “Unlearning”
Unlearning has become a popular concept recently. At first, I didn’t pay a lot of attention to it, I tended to think it a clever play on words. But over time, I’ve started to grasp the importance of “unlearning.”
Read More 7 Tips for Mentors to Establish an Effective Relationship
I just finished reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, and the “Are You My Mentor?” chapter really stood out for me. It highlighted an issue I’ve grappled with for years: how awkward and ineffective a formal mentorship can be.
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