When hiring companies come to our executive recruiters in order to find them a great sales or marketing employee, leadership is always a quality that our clients ask for. Though, for the job seeker, to best be able to give the hiring company what they want, they need to be able to define leadership. Therefore, [...]
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4 Ways to Strengthen Your Service Identity
Whether selling a product or a service, every small business interacts with the customer at some stage in the transaction — often more than once. These points of contact present …
Mid-Year Business Review: Risk Management Edition
For small-business owners, conducting a mid-year check-in is an essential part of staying on track for meeting annual revenue and growth goals. But a mid-year review can also be an effective risk-management tool to help keep your business safe from the various forces that can throw it off track.
Below are key questions to include in your business review to ensure that you’re adequately managing the risks that affect your business.
Business Review: Risk Management Questions
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12 Business Leadership Lessons From Scout Law
Every week, you can find thousands of boys and young men across the nation attending their local Boy Scout meeting, learning the values and skills every good American man should know. With former Boy Scouts everywhere in today’s business world, it’s no wonder that their twelve pillars of Scout Law (pictured above) are incorporated into the way they practice business.
Surveys show that over 70 percent of consumers in America and Europe distrust businesses as a whole. But for the Read More
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Time is Money: Are You and Your Employees Effectively Managing It?
As a small business owner, you already keep close track of your company’s resources, including capital, employees and facilities. But what about employees’ time? Time is difficult to quantify and track, and as such, many small business owners mistakenly treat time as if it were a limitless resource. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
A recent study by McKinsey found that only 9% of executives were “very satisfied” with how employees’ time was currently allocated. In addition, almost Read More
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5 inspirational leaders to look up to
As a small business owner, you need to simultaneously strive hard and dream big. We look at business icons who have overcome seemingly impossible odds and emerged triumphant. The truth is, success doesn’t happen overnight nor is it purely based on luck. There exist many entrepreneurs who have revolutionized and redefined how business is done. Take this opportunity to learn … Read more
What to Do Every Day to Succeed in Business
Your parents probably told you to brush your teeth, make your bed, and eat your vegetables every day, so that you’d develop into a healthy adult. What routine tasks are as …
Why Transparency Is Essential to a Trusting Staff
Transparent businesses not only have more loyal employees, but better brainstorming sessions and more productivity.
Friday Roundup: Entrepreneur state of mind, squeezing employees, graduation advice from bazillionaires
Don’t get so wrapped up in work that you forget to stay up with the current events of the business world! Amid all of the chaos, grab a cup of Joe and take a short reading break.
5 improvements for small businesses
If a small business wants to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment, it must constantly improve. We look at some of the major ways of improvement. Effective Time Management- Procure the latest hardware and software for the small business staff. This will result in significant time saving as modern technology plays emphasis on superior effectiveness and efficiency. A good idea … Read more
