by Jeff Mendelsohn | Mar 18, 2013 | Business Improvement, Business Management, Employee Management, Personal Improvement
Lead, follow or get out of the way. Failing to know which to do is probably one of the most annoying and frustrating things I have to deal with on a constant basis. It is usually one person on the project that is suppose to lead, follow or get out of the way that...
by Linda Fayerweather | Mar 4, 2013 | Business Improvement, Business Management
“Do or don’t do. There is no try.” said Yoda to the young Luke Skywalker and this is also appropriate for small businesses. We use the word “try” because we like the way it sounds. “I tried to make the goal, but I missed”; “I tried to...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Mar 4, 2013 | Business Management, Employee Management, Image & Marketing, Personal Improvement, Uncategorized
Many staff members would describe their work as stressful. Stressful staff members cause employers billions of dollars every year in absenteeism, high turn-overs, insurance costs, and lower production levels. If you have noticed your staff feeling gloomy lately, don’t...
by Linda Fayerweather | Feb 11, 2013 | Business Improvement, Business Management, Image & Marketing
Being tolerant of differences in humankind is not that same as a Zero Tolerance program. Accepting people’s differences is something a civil society tries to do – some traits we are just born with. The term Zero Tolerance in relation to drug abuse programs or cell...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Feb 11, 2013 | Business Management, Image & Marketing
About a year ago I was talking with a business acquaintance, he had recently hired a web designer to create a web site for his business. He didn’t want anything fancy, just a brochure site with a blog. The web designer was charging him some thing like $2500....
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Feb 10, 2013 | Business Management, Employee Management, Organization, Trends, Uncategorized
Flexibility in the work/life balance with your staff is vital when it comes to harmony in the office. Studies have shown that a happy, healthy and balanced worker is a more productive worker. Not to mention that your favorite worker will be less likely to look...