Difficult Conversations in Business
Whether you succeed or fail in business and in life could be a matter of how you manage difficult conversations-or if you ever have them at all.
Small Business: 10 Keys to Real Profits in Slow Markets
I've relayed a lot of information to you about small business issues: marketing, branding, legalities, human resources and management.
In Your Small Business, It's All About Sales
When you are in business for yourself, either with a brick and mortar store, e-commerce or as a solo proprietor…
Is Your Personality Killing Business?
Is your personality killing your business? We all know someone who seems to chronically get in their own way. Short-tempered and short-sighted…
Before You Fire "That" Employee...
So you have a "problem child". No business is without one. We all make hiring errors. Or you didn't make a hiring error, but your employee's…
Bad Employees Can Kill Your Business
I was recently speaking with a new acquaintance at a dinner party who just filed bankruptcy because the landscaping business…
When You've Failed a Customer
Businesses, small and large, are run by people and people are prone to mistakes. The mistakes your employees or you make can cause a great deal…
Cheap Employee "Benefits"
Along with employee salaries, employee benefits are a significant portion of an overall company budget.
New Thoughts on Employee Motivation: Part 2
In yesterday's post, we discussed Dan Pink's TED speech and how social science research indicates that traditional methods of employee motivation are not based on fact and simply…
New Thoughts on Employee Motivation:Part 1
A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."- Pat Riley"If you do this, then you get that" is a contingent motivator. Dan Pink, in his funny and enlightening piece for the TED…
Save Money, Save Staff
Absolutely no business owner wants to look into the eyes of an employee when they are about to lay them off. If you've been through this, you know and with the current economic climate, you are certainly not alone.
Secrets to Managing Challenging Employees
You are a small business owner with a thousand things on your mind and tasks to mark off your "to do" list. Like a gnat buzzing in your ear, you know you need to deal with a technician…
Stay Lean Going Forward
There might be a bright spot that results from the current recession. According to a recent survey by Network Solutions and University of Maryland's Smith Business School, 66% of businesses are streamlining to be more efficient.
Treat Your Employees as Partners
Employee motivation is a challenging and complex issue. Why shouldn't employees be skeptical about investing their future in a single endeavor?