Sponsored by Griffith University: Thinking of online study to expand your knowledge and advance your career? Sure, it sounds easy, but in reality, it takes a lot of time to study when you’re schedule is already full. Work and family already take up more time than there are hours in the day, so what do you do? Don’t give up! Instead, follow these five tips to make time to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Tips for Getting Certified as a Women Owned Business
Becoming certified as a a women owned business---a Women Business Enterprise (WBE)---can bring a variety of benefits. Many public corporations and government agencies allocate a percentage of their business to women-owned businesses, potentially opening doors for your business and helping you achieve greater success. Unfortunately, getting that certification isn't easy. The … [Read more...]
Why Sleep is Important to Business Success
Sponsored by Adjustamatic: When you’re thinking of ways to boost your business success, getting more sleep might not exactly be top of your list. Okay, so we all know that a shortage of shuteye can make us feel a little tired and irritable the next day, but can it really harm our chances at work? In short, the answer to this question is, “Yes.” The fact is, regularly … [Read more...]
A Dog’s Advice: Listening Matters
When Beretta, my Great Dane therapy dog, and I visit a hospital on one of our weekly visits, he knows the routine. He walks into the nurse’s station and meets the recreational therapist who works with us. She accompanies us on our rounds. By now, Beretta knows what to expect. He visits patients in about twenty rooms. The hallways are always bustling with activity, but the … [Read more...]
What to Consider When Employees Want to Work from Home
As soon as an employee puts in a request to work from home, a manager inevitably raises the issue that their productivity will decrease and that it will be too hard to manage them from a distance. If that attitude prevails, companies can lose excellent employees. They also perpetuate myths that have been found to be untrue. The Truth about Employees Who Work from Home For … [Read more...]
Job Applicant Background Check Basics for Employers
The hiring process can be daunting. Resumes and interviews reveal only so much, and many employers want to dig deeper. A background check can be a useful tool that reveals information the applicant might want to keep secret. Before you jump to get a background check on that recent applicant, here are a few things you need to know to protect your business: 1. Get Written … [Read more...]
5 Behaviors Of Successful Entrepreneurs You Should Emulate
The best path to success is often emulating the pros. It takes a lot more than luck to get to the top and stay there, so proven, successful entrepreneurs should be your port of call when trying to determine what you need to get there. The following five behaviors have been tried and tested by some of the richest, most successful people in the world: 1. Define and Stick to … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Never Forget an Idea at Work
Are you one of those people whose mind is always buzzing with thoughts and churning out new ideas? If yes, then you must have also experienced the feeling of defeat or anguish when a wonderful, revolutionary idea slips from your mind before you can even fathom it. Correct? Whether you are an entrepreneur or a professional, you certainly, at some point in our life, have been … [Read more...]
Study Reveals How to Make the Most of Work Breaks
Sponsored by Furniture at Work: People in the UK who work for six hours or more a day are entitled by law to an uninterrupted break of 20 minutes, and many companies allow their personnel to take more time out than this. These rest periods can give employees some much-needed downtime, but what exactly constitutes the perfect work break? This was the question that two … [Read more...]
3 Reasons to Join Facebook Groups
I love Facebook groups. I think they are one of the easiest things you can do that will contribute to growing your business. Below I will share with you three key reasons to join Facebook groups. 1. Networking Networking is extremely important in business. Typically, when you hear the word networking, you think of face to face interaction. Networking doesn’t always happen in … [Read more...]