Vulnerability: An Overlooked Management Skill
Vulnerability (adjective): susceptible to physical or emotional harm. After reading a definition like that, who wants to be vulnerable? It’s safe to say that if you asked that question...
The Challenges of Reorganization
Whether you’re leading a company, family, ministry or a sports team, leadership isn’t easy. The process can be equally grueling and rewarding. In the workplace, leadership can be cutthroat...
Be a Trendsetter Not a Follower
In 2017, entrepreneurship is definitely a buzzword. A lot of people are getting starry-eyed at the idea of running their own companies and becoming millionaires. With so many companies popping...
Giving Back to Your Community
As you develop networking skills and look for ways to give back to the community, a great way to marry the two concepts involves sitting on a non-profit board....
Changing Sales Strategies for the Next Generation
The sales department of any business is extremely vital for growth and success. As the new generation begins to multiply its presence in the workforce, it’s good to keep a...
Creating Company Culture: How to Involve Employees
A company’s culture can truly make or break the success of a company. When the turnover rate is high, it becomes challenging for a company to gain traction and build...
A New Paradigm of Leadership
While many people point out the perks and benefits of success and leadership, they often forget to include the pressure points and challenges of both. Many successful leaders and people...
When Business Strategies Thrive in the Digital Space
If you could rewind the tape and travel back to thirty years ago, terms like social media, pay-per-click ads, and live streaming were non-existent. In 2017, these same terms...
Employee Retention
Employees make your company’s world go round. They are the ones that have the power to take your business and propel the vision further than you could on your own....
Does Waking Early Help Productivity?
Take a close look at countless entrepreneurs and many of the successful CEOs of Fortune 500 companies today. Most of them have one thing in common and consider it...
Networking for Introverts
In business, it’s more about who you know than what you know. There are many people who get bumped up to first in line for a job because they know...
Using Social Media to Nurture Your Personal Brand
The Internet has certainly changed the landscape of how businesses operate. The power of social media continues to influence business leaders and corporate entities throughout the world. The combination...
Achieving Your Goals With A Professional Support System
We all need help on our way to the top. No matter where you are in your career, everyone can gain a higher success rate with someone to lean...
The Unique Challenges and Opportunities Facing Remote Startups
In recent years, there has been a surge of startups taking the leap and setting up shop outside the typical tech-heavy areas like Silicon Valley and New York. While...
What Are The Qualities Of A Great Leader?
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” ~ Harvey Firestone What makes an extraordinary leader? This question has a topic of millions of conversations...
The Importance of Vacation
“Americans Are Still Terrible at Taking Vacations” reads a headline in a recent Fortune magazine. When I read this, it made me laugh a bit. However, this is no laughing...
Work-Life Balance
Can We Really Have It All? The messaging surrounds us; almost daily we are bombarded with self-help articles that appear on our social media and magazine covers that imply...
A Threat In Today’s Workplace: The Deportation Of Entrepreneurs
As all entrepreneurs and business leaders know, starting your own business is challenging. Securing financing, building a team you can trust, finding office space, and numerous other activities involved in...
Bridging the Generational Gap
“I want to be the bridge to the next generation.” ~ Michael Jordan As business leaders, one of our constant challenges is to build relationships between employees of various...
Workspace Design: A Reflection of Your Company’s Core Values
In my recent blog post “Defining Your Company’s Core Values,” I discuss the importance establishing and following your company’s core values. In this article, I would like to explore...
Defining Your Company’s Core Values
“It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” ~ Roy Disney Core values are deeply held beliefs that guide each and every decision and action...
Encouraging Creativity in the Workplace
For years, managers and business leaders have encouraged productivity in the workplace. Productivity is a measure of efficiency and profitability. In my March 10 posting An Obtainable Goal for...
Privacy in the Workplace
I am often asked how can we, as business leaders, help to protect the privacy of our employees while in the workplace? With the changing political current in America,...
Plan Your Day the Night Before
Efficiency in the workplace has always been, and perhaps will always be, a major topic of concern in American businesses. Every year, billions of dollars are lost due to...