We will focus on the problems associated with Productivity: How to identify the problems, quantify and create a plan to address. Each business owner should be thinking about their business (We, Us, Ours) and each employee thinks about themselves (I, Me, Mine)....
It would be nice to think that every applicant to a job opening at your business is always telling the truth in their resumes, during their interviews, and throughout the hiring process. Unfortunately, while the vast majority of job-seekers are sincere and forthright...
One of the important lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught many business owners is that business agility is a key component to running a successful business. Business owners are challenged more now than ever to consider the obvious and not-so-obvious factors that...
Remote work is the new normal. In fact, remote work was gaining ground even before the pandemic hit, and with the start of 2021, many IT companies have permanently taken this route. However, there are many managers and business owners who are still skeptical. It is...
How to Survive in an Automated World The business headlines are dominated by startups, billion-dollar valuations, and rock-star CEOs. While this is generally great news for the economy, the speed at which some industries are advancing with the advent of new technology...
Small businesses are increasingly aware that cybercrime can strike any enterprise, not just Fortune 500 companies. This realisation comes not a moment too soon since various studies estimate that nearly 50% of cyber-attacks specifically target small businesses to...
If enhancing communications with your employees is on your list of resolutions, utilising digital technology can help you achieve this goal. Businesses that still rely on a “suggestion box” in the break room or some similarly out-of-date mechanism should consider...
CEOs and business owners must possess a wide range of talents to lead their organisations. Being able to communicate clearly and across a spectrum of audiences might be one of the most important to cultivate. Unfortunately, in the hectic rush of daily operations and...
In today’s competitive marketplace, the benefits of individual achievement—while always important—pale in comparison to what can be achieved through high-performing teamwork. If you’ve put in the time, strategy, and effort to hire the right people for your positions,...
These days, employees leave one job and take another for a host of reasons. One reason that should never come up is a company’s toxic culture. In the hunt for talent, businesses can’t afford to lose valued workers because the work environment is dysfunctional,...
In the fevered competition to recruit and hire “A-player” job candidates, many recruiters and HR departments are turning to a different model to get the job done. Imposing the structure of a sales process offers a new way to look at recruitment in general, and how to...
Sometimes it feels like small business owners are fighting an uphill battle in the proverbial “War for Talent.” This webinar focuses on outside-the-box ideas for uncovering hidden sources of talent, flipping the traditional candidate pursuit conversation, and...
15 Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Risk In 2017, The Alternative Board surveyed hundreds of business owners about their cybersecurity experiences and fears, as well as their plans for keeping their companies safe. According to the results, over half of the business...
Communicating in a crisis can be challenging. When the crisis goes on for weeks, changes several times a day and is truly unprecedented, the situation requires new thinking based on best-practises -- and a lot of flexibility. Doyle Albee, president and CEO of...
Having an engaged and high-performing team should be a top priority for every small business. A talented individual is always a big asset, but when you put several such individuals, there’s no limit to what the team can achieve. But it’s not enough to sit back and let...
I’ve been reading up on employee engagement and have come across some scary statistics about disengagement and lack of passion in the ranks. Here are a few ideas to help get your employees engaged: Give them side projects to do that are of interest to them and have...
It wasn’t always the case, but these days many business owners and CEOs are younger than the workforce they lead and manage. A “one-size-fits-all” leadership style is therefore likely to result in a troubled workplace environment, since it fails to consider key...
In recent years there’s been an ongoing debate in business circles regarding Leadership vs. Management. While the concept of visionary leadership has been trending positively, the once noble role of management has become somewhat maligned. But before you throw out...
The Alternative Board conducted a productivity survey of hundreds of entrepreneurs to discover how business owners are really spending their time. While 76% of business owners reported above average time management skills, 85% admit to working over 40 hours a week. Do...
In recent years, The Alternative Board (TAB) released a Small Business Pulse Survey, which focused on the time management and productivity challenges business owners have. We found that almost three-quarters of business owners either sometimes or always feel...
You’re living the dream that so many wish they could live: you own your own business. We don’t need to tell you that entrepreneurship is not always all it’s romanticised to be -- owning your own business presents a unique set of challenges, to say the least. You’ve...
When the business becomes the main focus, as it is for many business owners, a sense often develops that there will be time at some point in the future to take care of your family and personal life. This may not be true if specific goals and objectives aren’t defined,...
A LinkedIn profile novice A few years ago, I made the transition from a traditional marketing professional to an internet marketing professional. The first day after my promotion, I cockily strolled into my boss’s office, ready for some serious discussion about...
Some may agree we have reached a plateau of invention... or perhaps not. Robert Gordon published a piece recently in the Wall Street Journal titled Why Innovation Won't Save Us. He argues that our prime innovations are behind us. The period from 1875 to about 2000 had...
Like all other facets of society, the business world has undergone seismic changes in the past year. However, one operational element—the recruitment and hiring of quality talent—remains unchanged. If anything, the competition to draw new applicants to open job...
Increasingly, businesses in search of talented job candidates are turning to social media as part of their overall recruitment strategy. “Social recruiting” seeks to leverage the power of various social media platforms to strengthen an employer brand, attract interest...
Every business needs a strategic plan. Every business needs a business plan. It’s knowing precisely what each plan entails and when that plan can be of most use that makes the difference between these two essential documents. Let’s start by defining the purpose behind...
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