by Linda Fayerweather | Aug 21, 2012 | Benchmarking, Business Management, Business Planning
Changing the way we do things requires doing things differently and causes resistance. In fact, habits are some of the hardest things to change and that is why when we want to create change, we will talk about making the change a “habit”. Resistance is...
by Linda Fayerweather | Aug 7, 2012 | Benchmarking, Business Management, Planning for Business, Uncategorized
During these Olympic times, many business owners believe the act of selling their business is similar to passing the baton in a 400 meter relay: once you’re finished running, you get to relax. In reality, buyers will insist that you stay on for a transition...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Aug 1, 2012 | Business Management, Customer Service & Culture, Employee Management, Personal Improvement
According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 64% of employers said that they’d think less of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57% would be less likely to promote that person. Does your office culture promote naughty words? Many businesses with a relaxed...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Jul 23, 2012 | Business Culture, Business Management
Hiring can be difficult but knowing what you want in your management can make or break the way your company is perceived by the public. A bad leader can create a negative atmosphere that will spread itself throughput your company and eventually into your customer...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jul 16, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Management, Employee Management, Image & Marketing, Personal Improvement
One of the worst things you can do is let your clients be the proof reader on a project when they don’t know they are the proof reader. It makes you look bad and it wastes everyone’s time when they have to point out mistakes rather than focusing on the...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jun 26, 2012 | Business Management, Employee Management, Planning for Business, Uncategorized
“A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow.”— George Patton Several times over the last few weeks I’ve had conversations about leadership with friends, colleagues, clients and family. Wikipedia describes...
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