Curious about what to do next with your career direction? Feeling vague about your strengths and interests? Looking for a few guideposts to get insight into a career path you’d feel connected to? One tactic you can try is to reflect on your past. This strategy does have flaws, because it assumes that you are currently engaging with an element of your future career … [Read more...]
7 Steps to Make Workplace Bullying Clock Out
The word “bullying” is often overused and misused, but that doesn’t discount the damage of the real thing. StopBullying.gov defines it as "unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance." But bullies aren’t just wreaking havoc on the playground. Bad behavior left unchecked during adolescence tends to continue into … [Read more...]
Top 10 Content Curation Tools For Your Blog and Social Media
Content curation is the practice of sharing content that is informative, relevant, and sometimes just plain fun. It's a great way to keep your audience coming back to your blog and social media pages. In order to successfully curate content, you have to put some thought behind it. You can't simply share whatever comes across your news feed that makes you chuckle. You have to … [Read more...]
Small Business and Sustainability
When talking about sustainable business practices, we tend to focus on what large, multinational corporations need to be doing differently. We criticize McDonald's and Apple for their business practices. Of course, we are correct in doing so---for pushing these companies to act more sustainably. However, small businesses and small business owners can – and should – also take … [Read more...]
Improve Sales by Training the Sales Staff on Your Products and Services
One of the most vital tools in a sales person's arsenal is a thorough knowledge of the products or services they are selling. Training for that should be customized to each company. However, a significant portion of the $5 billion a year that United States companies invest in training their sales staffs is focused on cookie-cutter programs about closing deals, making good … [Read more...]
What Is A Better Investment Now: Gold or Silver?
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer was a popular television show in the 1970’s. The show was a story that brought to life the popular Christmas song. It mixed music within the story and was narrated by a snowman. A popular song in the show was titled “Silver and Gold”, which was about the importance of silver and gold decorating trees for the holiday. The song is a very good … [Read more...]
Why Sustainable Growth Matters to Entrepreneurs
Every business owner wants their company to grow. After all, expansion is fundamental to any company’s long-term success. Yet what a lot of new entrepreneurs might not realize is that there’s such a thing as too much growth. Over the past decade, the concept of “sustainable growth” has become extremely prevalent within the business community. The business plans of … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Treat Your “True” Customer Well
Every year, I make a point to set a new goal for my business. Not just for me, but for all the men and women I’m proud to call team members. The goal becomes a theme that we will build on throughout the year, affecting everyone from the CEO to the front line employees. Or as I like to refer to them, my “true” customers. Prioritizing customer service for the end customer or … [Read more...]
The Death of Thank You
It’s the wave from the driver as you allow someone into the line of cars at the freeway on-ramp. It’s the smile and nod as you hold the door for a stranger. It’s the acknowledgement as you wave someone across the street as they try and dart out in front of your car. It’s the, "Thank you," as the waiter pours you a glass of water. It’s the simple things that show … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Boost Productivity in 2016
Whether you want to boost profits, grow your customer base or launch a new product range or service, now is the perfect time to reflect on last year’s success and implement some New Year’s Resolutions for 2016. No matter what your goal, productivity plays a key part in achieving everything you need to do. Here are just a few suggestions for ways to boost productivity … [Read more...]