Professionalisms
Five Ways To Tell If Your Company’s CEO Earns His/Her Pay
According to Dr Linda Henman, author of "Landing in the Executive Chair", company top dogs who actually earn their money are easy to spot.
10 Easy Ways To Create A Healthy Workplace
Over the years, we have developed work styles that are not good for our physical, mental or emotional health. So how can we improve the health of our work place? Author of "The Healthy Workplace" Leigh Stringer shares a comprehensive list.
6 Steps To Creating A Customer Service Plan For Your Startup
Follow these common sense tips from Parker Davis, the CEO of Answer 1, to develop your startup’s customer service strategy and give your business a competitive edge.
5 Steps For Recession Readiness For Small Businesses
If a small business is prepared for the difficulties it will face in a recession, it can manage to survive it and benefit from the post-recession boom.
Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by “Hugging” Your Customers
In today’s tough economy, small business owners are faced with the difficult task of doing much more with a lot less. Ed Hess reminds them that even though they might be making cuts to their prices and budgets, now is not the time to start cutting great customer service out of their business plans.
How Automation Can Help You Optimize Your Organization’s Spend
Automation allows leverages in several ways through which organizations can optimize their spend and have greater control.
Mute Off And Video On: Tips For Building Trust And Engagement
When meeting virtually, we can’t always avoid an unstable internet connection, but building team connection can be as easy as keeping your sound and your video on, says Marsha Acker, author of "The Art & Science of Facilitation".
How Much You Can Save With Document Management Software
By Benoy Tamang, CEO of eFileCabinet
Are you looking to save money for your business? There are several ways you can go about saving money,...
5 Reasons You Should Hire A Part-Time CXO
While we shouldn’t expect fractional CXOs to completely displace full-service hired executives, there are many situations where fractional executives can reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with bringing in new talent.
Five Global Graphic Design Trends On The Rise In 2021
Shayne Tilley, Head of Marketing at 99designs shares five of the most creative and inspiring design trends set to shape 2021, as predicted by the global community of freelance graphic designers working on 99designs.
10 TED Talks Every Team Should Watch
While individual achievement can be great, sometimes it takes some serious teamwork to get things done. These TED talks explore the power of collaboration and offer tips and tools for better communication, productivity, and more.
Ongoing Employee Training: Why Do You Need It, And How Do You Do It?
Spending quality time training employees is bound to translate to better value, higher ROI, and customer satisfaction, insists Igor Efremov, Head of Talent Acquisition at Itransition.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) For Small Business
For SMEs (small-medium sized enterprise), efficiency and integration are key to managing time and processes. Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP, integrates internal and external information across your entire organization. Monica Shepherd shares how ERP work for small businesses.
How To Create A Workforce That Looks Forward To Monday
Create an environment where your employees are happy and engaged. Adam Witty shares five things leaders can do towards creating a team that looks forward to Monday.
Customer Engagement: Don’t Skip The Honeymoon!
When you first launch your product to market, you are very much in a honeymoon phase with your customers. Luke Sheppard shares three tips to make the most of the honeymoon phase with your customers.
How The Most Successful Entrepreneurs Take The Risk Out Of Risk-Taking
Most risk is unnecessary for the vast majority of people starting a business. In reality, risk aversion ought to be recognized and defined more widely as an asset.
What Good Is It To Be Engaged With Your Team If You Can’t Be...
Cynthia Spraggs, author of "How to Work from Home and Actually Get Sh*t Done" shares some tips on how you can remain productive and produce results in this unprecedented time.
How To Build A Customer Journey For Your Startup
Tristan Gillen expounds on the AARRR framework, which aims to provide a helpful template to build customer journey maps, allowing you to visualise each step and create efficient marketing plans for each.
Nine Signs That You’re Draining Others (And How To Add Value Instead)
“Sharks” are intimidating alpha personalities who do what it takes to achieve their goals, regardless of the consequences… right? Well, no. Walter Bond explains why that description actually fits parasites. Here’s what to do if you are one.
How To Fix Fighting Sales And Marketing Teams
The gap between sales and marketing represents a gray area at most companies — from the smallest distributors, to the largest multinational enterprises.
Four Questions To Ask During A Tough Conversation At Home And At Work
Chuck Wisner, author of "Conscious Conversations" shares four questions we should ask ourselves when we start to feel a conversation spiral out of control.
App Marketing Cheat Sheet For Startups And Small Businesses
Tim Waldenback, co-founder of Zutobi Drivers Ed shares cheat sheet to guide your efforts on your app marketing needs to get downloads, installs, and retain the users you sought so hard to acquire.
How Learning A New Language Can Help You Boost Business Success In 2021
Becoming fluent in a new language can be the ultimate solution for helping you on your journey to achieving greater business success.
7 SEO Tips For Startup Success
Looking to up your SEO? Larry Kotch shares 7 SEO tips that every startup should be implementing in 2021 and beyond.
Adapting Your Sales In A Six Feet Apart World
Tara Pawlak, Head of Marketing for Get Accept explains why your sales strategy will never be the same and shares some tips to adapt to the next normal.
The Remote Workplace Is Here To Stay, And With It, An Essential New Role
The dramatic rise in remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a demand for a new type of manager, writes Brendan Kiely, CEO and Co-founder of Thinscale Technology.
4 Risks Of Growing Too Quickly That Could Derail You
If you’re not careful, if you don’t plan out every step, rapid growth could be the downfall of your business. Andy Roe, General Manager of SurePayroll, Inc. shares four risks to watch for.
6 Ways To Support Mental Health And Sustain A Culture Of Wellness
How can leaders promote a workplace culture that protects our mental and emotional wellbeing, and deepens resilience, engagement, productivity, and creativity for us and our team members? Christine Andrukonis shares six ways to start building this foundation.
Why (And How) Startups Should Run Co-Branding Campaigns
Leverage co-branding partnerships and campaigns to your advantage. Here are some benefits of co-branding campaigns.
Desperately Seeking Sponsorships – A “How-To” Guide
I get a lot of sponsorship requests at work.
The ones I receive run the whole gamut from being absolutely atrocious to bloody brilliant,...