We have all seen it and even experienced it: a reaction to an event, a comment or even a thing that triggers an immediate emotional response accompanied by secondary and tertiary effects. But when and why does this happen? Well, these questions have myriad answers, but I believe many people experience these feelings when trying to…
Bringing in the right people to work for your company can be one of the most challenging things a business leader can do. The process can leave a recruiter jaded after a while. However, reviewing a potential employee’s application must be taken seriously, and the process must be thorough. The following list details some of…
A financial audit can be done at any time within a company. The purpose is to look at a variety of different processes and practices. Flaws in these systems will be discovered. Audits can also confirm that things are running exactly how they are supposed to. Usually, a sampling of information is taken from various…
The number one challenge for new business owners is not their product or service — it’s the challenge of getting people to their website. Obscurity is truly the number one killer of businesses around the world. So, where should you begin when it comes to attracting and keeping new customers? In the following article, we…
For the longest time I’ve held the position that referring to leadership skills as soft skills is a misnomer. The inference has always been that leadership is not necessarily a science or a technical field; hence, the soft skill mantra, as if calling it a soft skill makes it less important — rendering it less…
Gone are the days of top-down business management structures, where employees receive direction from superiors and simply carry out commands. Success in the modern era requires adaptive leadership , data-oriented strategies, and continual feedback from employees to maintain steady growth. Employees, who work “on the ground” interfacing with clients, managing projects, and using company resources…
1. Make It Clear Who’s Responsible For What A crisis is usually an offshoot of being unprepared. Create a plan for the most common snags in your business and assign authority and responsibility. Make it clear who is responsible for what and how to get in touch with them. Then share that plan with everyone…
Owning your own business can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it means that you can work on your own time and set your schedule. On the other hand, navigating an industry as a business owner is considerably more difficult than doing so as an employee or a consumer. Sometimes, new business owners…
We live in a world that is busier, more expensive and more demanding of our time than ever before. This impacts a variety of areas of our lives. Consumers are more skeptical and more informed than they were in the past, and research has become the order of the day for many shoppers. That means…