Keeping your team focused and on the track to success is one of the biggest challenges most upper management faces. One of the keys to team success is having a weekly meeting to achieve the most productivity. This is known as an action meeting; here’s how we format them for utmost effectiveness. Plan the [...]
Is your outlook for the year upbeat? You’re in good company. The National Federation of Independent Business’ small business optimism index hit a 12-year high in December. The index reached 105.8, up from 98.4 the previous month. That’s the biggest one-month increase since July 1980! In addition, according to the index, 50 percent of [...]
There’s no time like a new year to continue improving your lifestyle. One of the most common questions everyone asks at the beginning of the year is: “What are your new year resolutions.” However the truth is that everyone starts giving up on resolutions after the first month. Instead of setting unrealistic expectations that [...]
Getting ready for Monday is always a challenge. Planning your week ahead of time can help ease you into the week. Ready to get started? Plan and organize Take ten minutes to decide what should be prioritized, delegated and what can wait at the beginning of the week (or even Friday afternoon). This will [...]
For decades, the top reasons businesses fail have been fairly constant. Research tells us that businesses often fail due to a lack of capital, too much debt, poor leadership or when they expand too fast. Yet in today’s high-tech and connected world, there is a surprising new reason why companies don’t make it: Lack of [...]
Your company’s goals will only be effective if you have a clear vision of what you as an employee want to achieve–and how. Establishing personal and business goals involves a fair amount of introspection into what makes your business tick, and what you want its future to be. Your goals will be more achievable and effective if [...]
When was the last time your team or company had a successful brainstorming session? Did everyone leave the meeting encouraged and recharged or did they leave feeling like they wasted the last hour or two? Effective brainstorming sessions can help companies innovate. Ineffective brainstorming meetings can be time-wasters and drag down morale. What’s the secret [...]
There are several ways to grow or increase profitability in a business, but the easiest is often overlooked, reduce expenses. The first goal of any business is to reach profitability, once you are profitable you want to continue to grow your sales. Sales growth can be achieved through new customers, increase value to existing customers, [...]
Small and Medium sized businesses want to compete against larger businesss. However, due to their size and purchasing volume they pay higher prices for goods and services. As a business grows so do their expenses. Vendors want to work with an established business and they are willing to offer discounts to maintain the consistent business. [...]
