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Here are eight easy-to-implement tips that will help you encourage engagement in your employees as your push toward reaching your 2016 business goals. 1. Give your employees tasks they can feel proud of. While everyone has day-to-day work assignments that must be done, it is incredibly important to provide employees…

It can be really hard to find the perfect new hire for your business. A person may look great on paper. They may even be able to talk the talk, but once you get them into production they pick fights, can’t do the work, or are in some way a…

In today’s constantly networked environment, it’s easy to see why executive stress is a huge problem. Often, even when you are out of the office, you are still reachable by phone and email. Additionally, as an executive you have a lot riding on you. Daily decisions can have ripple effects…

We see businesses struggle every day. Some businesses struggle with managing growth while others battle falling profits. These issues are blamed on “the economy” or “the difficulty of finding good staff.” Often the problem an overwhelmed business owner blames his or her troubles on is completely out of their control.…

It’s a whole new year! Time to set new year’s resolutions and then… sort of try to make them and then forget about them in a month… right? Well, for many business owners this is the normal state of affairs. But, it doesn’t have to be! We have several great…

Creating an effective business plan puts you head and shoulders above other businesses that muddle through, hoping what they are doing will work. Building and executing the perfect business plan doesn’t have to be difficult, it just takes detailed attention and an understanding of these basic principles of planning. 1.…

An important part of business management is working out how to manage growth. From unexpected rapid increases, to trying to find good labor, to keeping people in their jobs, this is a real situation. Increased production requires expansion, which increases the bottom line, requiring even more production. It’s a good…

The most successful businesses in the U.S. today are those that have excellent communication systems. This is the case with all prosperous businesses, big or small. They have great communication with their team, with customers, and with employees. There are a lot of tools out there to help businesses stay…

Every executive has been mired in confusion at one time or another – which is why it’s important to understand how to dig oneself out of the chaos. Handling confusion and helping executives build a stable company is a huge part of what we do during our business management consulting.…

We spoke to a client a while back about implementing an inter-departmental communication system for memos and written reports. We told him he could pick up some inexpensive plastic trays and he said, "Forget it! I'm going to get some nice, well-made baskets."  We couldn't agree more. There is a…