Posts Tagged ‘Team’
The Value of a One-Team Structure in Marketing
Professionals have always been told that it’s better to have a specialty than to take a jack-of-all-trades skillset. Marketers are no exception. In the golden years of advertising, you could specialize in art, copy, or accounts. Now, as marketing is further fragmented, you could have any number of specialties—SEO, email marketing, social media, content creation, distribution,…
Read MoreWhy You Should Hire People Smarter Than You
Throughout today’s business world, a growing trend is developing where managers routinely reject applications from potential employees who they worry may be smarter than them. As a matter of fact, a growing number of managers and business owners are refusing to hire new employees who are overachievers or well-qualified in general on the basis that…
Read More4 Ways to Handle Conflict in Your Workplace
No matter how hard you work, you’re going to experience conflict in your workplace. It’s an inevitable part of being in charge. However, in a startup or small company, you need to be able to handle conflict quickly, lest your day to day operations get derailed. Here are 4 ways to handle conflict within your…
Read MoreSmall Yet Simple Ways to Show Employee Appreciation
Your employees thrive on the work hard philosophy, and consistently help your business grow and thrive. Sure, a paycheck is a way of saying thanks, but it’s a mandatory way of doing so. Perhaps you want to go out of your way to show the people who work under you that you appreciate their help.…
Read MoreHow to Keep a Savvy Millennial Team Happy & Engaged
Opinions continue to fly about the nature of millennials. People argue over what they care about, how they view the world, and whether they’re entitled layabouts or driven idealists. In reality, of course, there are very few meaningful character generalizations to be made about them (or any other generation)—but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some major commonalities that…
Read MoreHow Can Your Startup Retain Staff as You Grow? Do These 8 Things
A company is only as good as its employees, but startups have additional pressure to attract the right talent and retain it. When the budget doesn’t allow for turnover, it’s especially important to find the right people and ensure they grow with the business instead of seeking greener pastures. So what can startups do to…
Read MoreMake Achieving Your Goals a Team Sport. Here’s Why—and How
A person’s success isn’t the result of superhuman feats. It’s the outcome of doing the things anyone can do—though most of us just don’t. Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist, observed: “I’ve learned something through the ranks that there’s a ladder, but no one wants to climb the ladder. They just…
Read More5 Leadership Secrets for Diffusing Tension and Managing Conflict
As a startup founder or employee, how do you mitigate tension and manage conflict when it arises? Conflict will certainly arise. The difficult person in your group can spark a roaring fight among the group members. The matrix structure or the culture of your organization may not be in line with your interests and values.…
Read More3 Ways to Boost Healthy Initiatives in Your Office
Professional workplaces are where many of us spend the majority of our time—and yet, these offices can be unhealthy traps when it comes right down to it. Our dependence on technology and screens in almost any modern workplace means that we risk negative physical effects ranging from annoying digital eye strain to chronic sitting, which…
Read MoreHow to Build a Successful Sales Team from the Ground Up
The advent of the digital age has opened up a myriad of opportunities for business professionals who are capable of assembling a stellar sales team from the ground up, but many up-and-coming workers and seasoned business veterans alike are stumbling when it comes to recruiting team members. When it comes to developing a successful sales…
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