Picture yourself entering a corporate meeting, team meeting, or business meeting. There you are sitting in the room, while someone in the “expert” or “boss” chair speaks to you or at you. There you are, not aligned with that person’s mission or vision. There you are, feeling apart from the process. There you are, lacking …
As someone who wears many hats, it is important that I manage my time effectively. Failure to do so can throw all my plans off schedule and make things messy for me. I’ve found that applying the following tips have assisted me in having a productive day. Check them out; I know they can help …
If your business is in trouble and your losing money, then working with a consulting company may be one of the best choices you can make for your business. Business consulting companies can give you the solutions you need to make your business a success. That is their business. They look at all sides of …
Managing cash flow is every manager’s challenge, every day, every year. Those managers who keep a close eye on their daily activity and emerging industry trends can help reduce their company’s exposure to the chill of a cash crunch. How can you predict, avoid and/or, minimize the impact of a cash emergency? First, pay attention …
Effective leaders are known for being excellent communicators. Here’s what they do. They avoid “Not.” Negative talk encourages arguments, counter-attacks, and attempts to solve your problems. It also creates a poor impression. For example, when you say, “I can’t,” you appear helpless and ineffective. Instead, talk about what you can do and what you want. …
We all want to provide exceptional service. No one ever sets out to intentionally disappoint customers. But in the real world, things go wrong and mistakes are made. Customers will often judge your level of service based on how you respond to a mistake. Do it well and they’ll probably forgive you and possibly even …
Customer security is one of the prime considerations of any retail outlet today. Whilst implementing key marketing strategies in order to promote products and increase sales, retail managers also need to be thinking about how safe their customers feel in-store and ways they can improve the attractiveness of their space for shoppers. Lighting – Good …
Let’s start with elementary arithmetic. A day comprises only 24 hours. On average, sleeping takes 8 hours and there are also work and family hours to be taken into account. Not much time remains for ourselves. Finding time for recreation, entertaining and relaxing, still needs to be considered. If not, we burn out or lead …
In our entrepreneurial workshops we connect with individuals who want to start a business based on something they are passionate about. Here’s the short about passion and starting a business based on it – having something you’re passionate about is good. But at the end of the day, business sense must prevail. So do your …