Posts Tagged ‘Team’
Small Business Leadership: Are You a Queen Bee or a Worker Bee?
“Nothing gets done around here unless I do it myself!” Have you ever said that? If you have, it may be telling you a lot about your leadership. While it’s important for small business leaders to lead by example and be willing to get their hands dirty, it’s critical that they understand the position and…
Read MoreTop 5 Interview Questions to Really Get to Know Your Candidates
In general, interviews only last between 30-45 minutes, so you have a relatively short period of time to find out about your candidates and make a decision on who to hire. The wrong hiring decision can be detrimental to a business, so it is important to find out as much as you can by asking…
Read MoreHow to Start Your Employees’ Day on the Right Note
The way you start a day can set a precedent for the several hours to follow. That’s why nutritionists say it’s so important to begin a day with a balanced meal. The same goes for any workday. For employees, starting the day on the right note is so important for setting a positive tone for…
Read MoreHow to Create a Core Team You Can Trust
How many times have you heard this line in a movie: “I don’t know if I can trust you…”? The line always comes at a pivotal moment. If there isn’t any trust, then the love affair, caper, or escape won’t happen. It teaches a good lesson: For important plans to be successful, there must be…
Read MoreHow to Make Money on Your Brilliant Business Idea
So you have a brilliant business idea that will be very successful. My congratulations to you. Now read all ideas are brilliant and nobody is going to pay you for your ideas. Are you still sure? All right then, let’s continue. And—this is important—do not even think about getting investors yet. Do a lean business plan. 1. Gather a team Can…
Read More5 Reasons Small Business Owners Need to Delegate
Being co-founder and CEO of a startup company for the past 18 months has taught me the importance of delegating. As your company grows, you’ll find that doing everything yourself is simply impossible and relying on a team to help you is a must. I know this is hard for some of us who like…
Read MoreHow Do You Focus Your Team for Action?
How do you get your team to focus and move forward effectively? A fellow CEO recently told me of her method of assuring positive movement within her team. She holds a weekly meeting of her direct reports, and asks them to find three important but actionable items for the group to work on if not…
Read More5 Ways for Leaders to Influence Organizational Culture
Leaders have a huge influence on organizational culture. In fact, you probably have more influence than you realize, and sometimes this can bite you if you are not conscious of how your words and actions impact others in your company. If you are having issues establishing a strong organizational culture, you may want to look…
Read MoreHow Small Businesses Can Harness Millennial Power
Millennials; they’re a huge group, constantly dialed into their phones, and constantly lamenting about their student loans. They’re also extremely talented, and notorious for job hopping. As a working millennial, I’ve personally hopped through eleven jobs in the past nine years. Some of them were part-time gigs while I went to school, others were full-time…
Read MoreHow Hiring a Diverse Team Will Strengthen Your Company Culture
I’m a female CEO—apparently a rare breed these days. Even rarer perhaps is my leadership team, which is 50 percent women, and that of the 31 people on staff at my financial technologies startup, 50 percent are women. That said, my development team is all male, a fact my CTO and I are working hard to…
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