Spring is here! Your office may have gone through a frenzy of spring cleaning or may be in the middle of that task – but that’s not the only way to get things shipshape for the rest of the year! One of the best ways to get your spring started off with a bang is…
Many business owners, managers, and employees feel as if the daily grind reduces their productivity and happiness. This can happen even if an employee or executive loves his or her job. There is something about the everyday wear and tear, tasks left undone, and little “busy work” type activities that can grind one down. If…
Many business owners start their companies because they are passionate about something or expert in its manufacture. Not every CEO or business owner feels they are a natural leader – and that’s okay! Leadership is a skill that can be learned just like anything else. The term “leadership” may mean different things to different people.…
Customer service is one of those activities that many business owners feel they have to have for appearances – rather than for income generation. While a robust customer service experience is a “must have” for any business, this department can actually pay for itself. Customer Service Statistics When exploring the idea of forming, improving, or…
During the hustle and bustle of daily activity, it is easy to avoid streamlining and organizing your business. Many business owners can get sales done and product out to customers in spite of poor organization, so they put organizational tools on the back burner in favor of proven money makers. The thing that many disorganized…
Surveys tell us that happy employees are 12% more productive than unhappy employees, happy salespeople produce 37% greater in sales than those who are unhappy, and employees who feel happy in the workplace take 10 times fewer sick days than those who are unhappy. Additionally, 67% of employees say their jobs are important to their…
Summer is almost here! Kids will be out of school and employees will be planning summer vacations, beach trips, and barbecues. Statistically, employee productivity drops during summertime. This makes it hard for you, as a business owner, to continue to grow and expand your company during this time of year. However, there is no need…
It can be difficult for a business owner to choose the perfect time for his or her business expansion. However, businesses must expand – or else they contract. So, how do you find the right moment to get ready for a big push? Here are some questions to ask yourself: Will this expansion have costs…
As an executive, you have too much to do to get mired down in “busywork.” Often, work seems urgent or important simply because it’s something that “everyone else is doing” or is a task that has grown into a particular process over time – with no real reasoning behind it. This is just busywork. For…
Articles about executive leadership have certainly evolved over the years. Twenty years ago, leaders were considered the “fat cats” at the top of a company. This is the era of the Wolf of Wall Street type leaders. Our view of company leadership and the actions of leadership itself has changed enormously since those years. Because leadership…