It can be easy to put team-building activities on the back burner these days. However, it’s a leader’s job to ensure the team is engaged and functioning well. These are some ideas to help managers create ways for cultivating connections and creating occasions for social interactions while we’re all working apart. And if you’re not...
Whether you’re in the process of launching a new business or already have one, having a strong online presence for your brand is extremely important. In fact, consumers learn about local businesses online more than anywhere else. In 2019, 70% of shoppers surveyed say the ability to shop in-person or in a store was important when deciding...
Technology can help small business owners leverage limited capital in smarter, more effective ways. In some cases, using technology provides greater efficiency and versatility, making it a natural progression for processes you may already have in place in your business. In others, you may need to make some adjustments to reap the benefits of tech-friendly...
Even when there’s no physical water cooler to gather around, leaders need to ensure that organizational culture survives. “Corporate culture” is difficult to define. Often it’s only implicitly understood and develops organically, rather than being explicitly expressed and planned from the top down. Your company’s culture becomes its personality, and has a major influence on...
How are you marketing your consulting business? If you’re not sure what the best strategy is, you’re not alone. A recent survey found that about a third (32%) of consultants struggle with marketing, and more than half say they depend on referrals for the majority of their business. However, the consultants in the $150K–$1M+ earnings bracket...
Coaching skills are highly transferrable and exceedingly valuable. And they are also very trainable. With conscious effort, anyone can enhance their ability to communicate better, listen more attentively, or motivate others to grow – whether that’s as an individual or as an employee. But what skills should we focus our efforts on, to become a...
Learn how to enhance your people management skills to effectively lead your team. Your employees are one of your company’s biggest assets, and their performance has a major impact on your bottom line. However, simply hiring skilled employees isn’t enough – how your business leaders manage them can greatly impact your company’s overall performance. Managers and business...
Make remote work productive and engaging for employees with these empathetic but practical actions. In a recent Gartner poll, 90% of HR leaders said employees would be allowed to work remotely even once COVID-19 vaccines are widely available. Most organizations have had months to work on remote-work experience to keep employees productive and engaged, but many still...
In a world full of aggressive marketing, storytelling may be the one device that captures people’s attention for more than just a few seconds. Read on for tips and tricks to doing it well. In today’s tech-savvy society, people are increasingly jumping from one stimulus to the next to quench their thirst for entertainment and...
Quick — Think of an activity where you want to meet people, identify interests in common and lay the groundwork for seeing them again. Dating comes to mind. However, if you are in the investment, real estate, lending or insurance business you need to find prospects. Often this is done through involvement in the community and networking. The...
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