by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Feb 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you feel like your meetings just don’t seem to be effective anymore? Maybe it’s time to start keeping score. A meeting scorecard is almost like an agenda without the detail. Your meeting scorecard should have the topics that need to be discussed at every meeting...
by Linda Fayerweather | Feb 3, 2014 | Business Improvement, Business Management
Did you just return from that horrid Monday Morning Meeting and wondering “why me?”. Well, Tiffiny, Jeff and I often feel that way, too, on various meetings we attend. Tiffiny gives us a great idea on a checklist and Jeff talks of the cost of meetings...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Feb 3, 2014 | Business Improvement, Business Management
I am regularly in meetings that cost anywhere between $300 to $3500+. Sounds crazy right? Not for me, and not for most people. On average I spend 3-5 hours a week in meetings. These meetings vary in size. Sometimes it is just the development department, 8 people....
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 27, 2014 | Business Planning
There is an old saying that wood warms you thrice – first while gathering; next while stacking and splitting; and finally when burning. Having heated a home in my past with wood, I truly understand this and the work affords the mind time to process issues, plan...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jan 27, 2014 | Image & Marketing
This week I got a call from a local business that is looking for a new web design firm to take over their website. They are unhappy with the current web firm. Huh, haven’t heard that before. It seems like I get this type of call all the time. Looking at my...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 20, 2014 | Image & Marketing, Organization, Saving Time, Uncategorized
Most business owners, at some point, will be asked to do a presentation in front of investors, bankers or maybe potential partners about their business. When you are ready to make that pitch and are possibly preparing a PowerPoint presentation, take a tip from Guy...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently I was looking for a solution to a computer problem I was having. I had an idea in my head on how to solve it and went to a few stores to ask around about my best options. Store No. 1 had no idea, store No. 2 never even tried to help me and store No. 3 did...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
There is an old story about a stranger coming to town and she sees three men with wheelbarrows full of rocks. She asks the first man what he is doing and he responds rather sarcastically, “I’m hauling rocks.” She asks the second man and he responds...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jan 12, 2014 | Employee Management
When it comes time to hire someone, sometimes it is hard to tell who is actually truthful on their resume when it comes to experience and knowledge. After all, some one can write anything on their resume. Here is a good way to figure out if someone is lying. When it...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Jan 5, 2014 | Employee Management, Uncategorized
Sitting in my office preparing for horrid weather reminded me of getting sick. Why? because I’m wearing a snuggie (yea, I own one) with my slippers and drinking hot tea. It’s my usual “I don’t feel well” garb but it felt right with all...
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