How To Win The Day With The Five Minute Journal #5MinMotivation

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There are many tools available to help you win your day.  There are also many best practices that are shared by some of the most successful Entrepreneurs.  One of those is the power of journal writing.  If you have yet to start this habit, it may be worth your time.  A simple way to start … Read more

The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You And Your Greatness [Book Review]

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There are several leadership traits that we each display.  Combined, these traits make up your leadership style.  No one style is the perfect style.  Through trial and error, you hope to learn from what works and what doesn’t.  That is the beginning of being a true leader, understanding who you are.   If you have … Read more

4 Amazing Pomodoro Apps To Increase Your Productivity

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The Pomodoro technique is a simple method for helping you keep your focus for a short period of time.  It encourages short sprints of maximum focus followed by short breaks to keep your energy levels high.  There are several different methods you can use to keep track of your focus sprints.  The original method used … Read more

5 Steps To Increase Employee Participation In Your Retirement Plan [Infographic]

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When it comes to keeping employees engaged, benefits can go a long way.  Sometimes a competitive salary is not enough.  The Insured Retirement Institute found that only 27 percent of baby boomers are confident that they will have enough money to last through their retirement.  If you can help your employees support their retirement planning, … Read more

The Agile Kanban System For Increasing Productivity

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So many people and companies start projects with great intentions inspired by so much creativity.  It is not starting projects that are complicated.  It is the ability to walk the project till the end that counts.  That’s why so many companies have started the Agile Kanban System for better project management. I remember once working … Read more

David Allen’s Getting Things Done Methodology To Increase Productivity

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There are a variety of different methods created with the intention to help the user increase his productivity.  This post focuses on David Allen’s Getting Things Done Methodology. Getting Things Done, or “GTD” as it’s more commonly known, is not only a productivity system but also started a movement.  The concept was created by David … Read more

11 Start-ups And First Year Of Business Survival Tips

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 50 percent of small businesses fail within the first four years. Companies that start with the right mindset and resources improve their chances of not only surviving but also thriving. The key to success for start-ups in the first year of business is to succeed with … Read more

Small Business Guide To Overlooked And Uncommon Tax Deductions

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That time of year has already arrived.  Tax season.  Having a small business is already a challenge in itself.  Ensuring you complete all the necessary documents and making sure your checks and balances are in place can be overwhelming.  Add tax filing to the equation, it can be a nightmare.  But it doesn’t have to … Read more

Powerful and Simple Time Management Techniques and Resources [an 111-page Slideshare]

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You often hear people claim how busy they are.  How many of those people are productive?  In fact, “busy” should not be what you are aiming for.  Racing to check off as many things off your to-do list is not a measure of productivity.  Productivity is about being effective and utilizing time management techniques to … Read more

25 Tips To Build Your Business Through Offline Marketing

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With the rise in popularity of online marketing, many effective offline marketing methods are easily forgotten when marketing campaigns are planned. Most believe that digital marketing is the only way to get results. While this may be true for specific industries, some of the most proven marketing ideas happen offline. Whether your goal is branding, … Read more

5 Factors for Successful Virtual Instructor-Led Training [Infographic]

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Video has become one of the preferred ways to get information.  Websites such as Udemy are offering online courses where participants can get education on a variety of topics at their convenience.  How can companies leverage the power of video training for more complex topics where one on one instruction is needed and one-way communication … Read more

5 Tips For Training Millennials [Infographic]

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Millennials represent an increasing share of the workforce and a growing number now occupy senior positions.  They are no longer tomorrow’s leaders but the leaders of today.  How businesses connect and engage with this growing workforce is important for employee engagement.   According to a Deloitte Millennial Survey, two in three Millennials expect to leave … Read more

A Guide To Employee Recognition [Infographic]

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Companies spend countless hours and thousands of dollars to recruit and onboard a new employee.  In fact, some studies (such as SHMR) predict that every time a business replaces a salaried employee, it costs six to nine months’ salary on average.  With all that time and effort going into getting a new employee onboard, it … Read more