Empowering and leading others to do and be more.
Your employees are on the front line of your business, and the customer service that they provide will either make or break your sales and your reputation. This is why it’s absolutely vital that you not only get the right employees on board, but you also train them well and ensure high satisfaction levels at … Read more
There are so many factors to take into account when you are looking to hire the right person. Depending on the position you are hiring for, technical skills may be at the top of your list. Looking to replace a leadership position? Then you may be looking for a candidate with the ability to mobilize … Read more
Do your employees stare listlessly at the computer screens day after day? Do their eye’s glaze over in every meeting? If no matter how many cups of coffee they drink, your team doesn’t seem to liven up — you may have an issue with morale. While keeping projects going and profits turning is essential to … Read more
Being the boss can be hard. Sure, you’re at the top of the company, and you have a bunch of senior and junior positions beneath you, but you’re still the one who calls the shots and has to make the hard decisions. You delegate some of these out, but you’re still the one those very … Read more
Knowledge is power, and you don’t stumble across it by chance. According to Abigail Adams on Brainy Quote, “Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” Sadly, too many companies aren’t doing themselves and their employees a favor by providing a culture of learning. As … Read more
We all like to think that bullying ends in the playground at school, that when you graduate you are free from those who want to ‘tall poppy’ you – cut you down when you stand tall, that is. Unfortunately, no matter where you go in life or how old you get, there will always be … Read more
Everybody appreciates the chance for a challenge during their working day. If a job is too easy, it becomes monotonous. The last thing you want is for your employees to turn off their brains before walking into your office. Instead, aim for an engaged workforce who have plenty to think about every day that they’re … Read more
You might be in charge but that doesn’t make you a leader. Great managers know how to coax the workforce to do what’s best for the company. They do it by being a person the staff can invest in. In short, a leader needs to be someone who your employees want to do well for, … Read more
When you start your own business, you never really know what you’re taking on. Sure, you can read and research as much as you need to. But in the end, actually doing it is so much more work than you can ever believe. When you love what you do and you believe that you have … Read more
If you’re the owner of a business or you want to be, it’s important to have the leadership skills required to motivate and inspire a team of people. Making sure your team feels recognized and happy at work is a must. Below are 4 things that can help you to be a better leader. Take … Read more
When your business involves helping other companies to motivate and care for their employees, you probably have a lot of competitors surrounding you. If you are a small business it can be especially difficult to stand out and get people to notice your services. You’re not going to lie; becoming a six figure earner is … Read more
Do you feel like you’re constantly doing the same work day after day? Stuck in a cycle without any contribution to growth? Do you want the room to be able to think creatively and to evolve the business, but you can’t seem to get the wheels turning? Small business owners get stuck in the … Read more
As an entrepreneur, you’ll be used to wearing a number of different hats and being held accountable for a range of responsibilities, from accounting and money management to marketing and business development. As your small business grows, these responsibilities will become increasingly overwhelming, at which point you’ll need to get help with the tasks that … Read more
If you’ve been in employment before, you’ll remember well the joy of those days when your boss was out of the office. Whether they were on vacation or away for business, you could finally breathe easy. You and your colleagues probably threw caution to the wind, and even put your feet on your desks in … Read more
Ah, the sweet taste of victory. Drink it in people; it always goes down smooth. Wait a minute, what’s that? There’s a crisis already? Quick, take off the glasses and suit up because you’re the boss now. It’s your responsibility to take care of business. Unfortunately, this is one of the major obstacles of … Read more