Thinking Aloud
Tips From Successful Business Owners And Executives Who Balance Fatherhood And Career
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21, and the occasion is not only a great time to honor the special father figures in your personal life, but also to learn a few “tricks of the trade” from busy men who balance fatherhood and business leadership. Michelle Talsma Everson gets some tips from those who have learned first hand how to balance fatherhood and being a business leader.
Changing Your Company Name? Here’s What You Need To Know.
Thinking about changing your company name? It’s a daunting task and requires more than a new set of letters, says Herman Yau, CEO of Tend.
Work Smarter (Not Harder) To Simplify Business Processes
Business processes are often mired in unnecessary details and procedures. Business owners who take the time to create business plans easily identify when it is time to trim the fat in their daily processes, says Lewis Robinson. He shares a few tips to simplify business processes.
Dealing With The Most Difficult People And Conversations At Work
People avoid the most difficult conversations, usually because they simply aren't good at them having never learned how to do it effectively. Andrea J. Lee, author of "We Need To Talk: Your Guide to Challenging Business Conversations", shares some ways to have those difficult conversations so as to improve the health and productivity of all involved due to stress relief.
Nine Brain-Aging “Sins” That Kill Your Competitive Edge
Sitting all day, chugging coffee, and skipping the gym don't just cause middle-age spread. They cause middle-age career death. Marcel Daane pinpoints the bad habits that are aging our brains and undermining our performance at work.
Our Obsession With The Ding: The Real Reason We Give Our Tech So Much...
By Deirdre Maloney, author of "Bogus Balance: Your Journey to Real Work/Life Bliss"
My, how we love our technology. Those cell phones. Those emails. Those...
Follow That Woman: Why Feminine Skills Are The Future Of Leadership
In the last generation, the face of leadership has undergone quite a few changes. Most notably, it has become much more feminine — and that trend is likely to continue. Here, Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly and her Leading Women coauthors explain why women make natural leaders for the 21st century.
6 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Kill B2B Salespeople
CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting Eliot Burdett explains why senior executives that use technology will enhance sales teams, not replace them.
Death Of The Small- To Mid-Tier Agency Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Since the 1980’s, the anticipated shrinkage in numbers of the small- to mid-tier ad agencies (less than 100 people or so) has not happened. Jim Lindsey and Paul Friederichsen shares why even worldwide brands, as well as local or regional brands, prefer working with small- to mid-tier shops
Does Mobilegeddon Really Even Matter?
On April 21, Google launched its new algorithm update, designed to alter the ranking of its mobile search results to favor mobile-friendly sites and ultimately, to provide a better search experience for mobile users. Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies explores its impact on small businesses.
Spring Clean Your Startup: 5 Tips For Removing The Clutter
Clutter is a drag. It slows us down, distracts us, and can send the wrong message about our work habits. Rick Martinez, CEO and founder of Project BINK shares how spring cleaning your startup can make you more efficient and productive.
Singletasking: 7 Secrets To Success And Sanity At Work And In Life
In our culture of multitaskers, we attempt to accomplish more by doing several things at once. But here’s the rub: Multitasking fails us. Devora Zack explains why singletasking will make you more productive and present.
Use Your Tax Refund To Grow Your Small Business
Now that Tax Day 2015 has passed, many small business owners are looking at tax refunds. If Uncle Sam is sending you a tax refund, you might want to use it to grow your small business. Carla Freberg, Vendor Services Manager at Balboa Capital looks at three ways you can invest in your company with those tax savings.
Be A Great Customer This Summer
Best way to ensure excellent service? Be a great customer. Laura MacLeod, LMSW, creator of From The Inside Out Project, shares how.
How To Start An IT Department In Your Startup
Establishing an IT department can be a turning point for a small business. Lewis Robinson looks at how a startup should look at starting one.
3 Secrets For Hiring On Wall Street Versus Silicon Valley
CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, Eliot Burdett, advises companies to tailor their sales recruiting efforts based on nuances in each market.
4 Questions Experts Should Be Able To Answer Without Thinking
Experts who have built a platform around their expertise are ready to talk about these things at the drop of a hat. If you’re building your own platform as an expert or have a big idea you’re looking to launch in the not too distant future, Scott James - the manager of brand strategy at Greenleaf Book Group - says you can test yourself on where you’re at with these questions.
All Moms Are Leading Women: A Mother’s Day Celebration Of Leadership Traits They...
If you're a mom, your kids have done more than steal your heart, make you laugh, and (occasionally) drive you crazy. They've also brought out your inner leader. Just in time for Mother's Day, Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly looks at seven leadership traits moms possess naturally, and how they manifest in business as well as in the business of mothering.
Top Three Legal Issues Affecting Small Businesses
Most small businesses generally encounter very similar legal issues on a regular basis. There are steps every business can take to avoid these pitfalls, and in turn, save money and the headache of legal problems later. Yasir Billoo, a partner at Golden & Grimes LLP, highlights the top 3 pitfalls he regularly sees in his practice.
SMEs Are Riding Global Wave of eCommerce – But Logistics Concerns See Many Swimming...
Governments can help e-commerce grow by updating “pre-Internet” trade policies, says Karen Reddington, president, FedEx Asia Pacific.
Floating On A Cloud: Small Business
For many small businesses, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to effectively perform all of the necessary tasks. A cloud-based time management solution can help redress the balance of people against what needs to done by helping personnel put their time to more efficient use, says Dr. Lynne Williams, faculty member in the MSIT program at Kaplan University.
19 Little Ways To Weave Stronger, Richer, Deeper Bonds With Friends And Colleagues
Too many of us have let crushing schedules and convenient high-tech substitutes for talking rob us of the deep, fulfilling human connections we crave. Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly says it's time to rediscover the joy of real relationships. Here's how.
Internet Of Things Will Reshape Global Trade
New innovations offer disruptive possibilities for the future of global trade. It’s easy to hypothesize that Star Trek-style teleportation, drones, 3-D printing, and space logistics, will change trading. But the biggest shift to the supply chain will see it digitally connected and becoming part of the Internet of Things, predicts Dr. Karen Reddington, President of FedEx Express, South Pacific.
Making The Case For Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs
A number of Baby Boomers are choosing a more entrepreneurial path, choosing to launch small businesses. As a startup founder, Rudy Simondi, founder of FLIPS proposes a few reasons why Boomers are, in fact, top candidates to launch startup companies.
Women, This Is Our Time: Six Ways To Take Your Power Up A Notch
Often, we allow our circumstances, routines, and self-imposed obligations to become barriers between ourselves and our dreams. Here Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly, the coauthor of "Leading Women", offers insight into how you can reconnect with your power and create a more satisfying life.
Social Media — For Those Who’ve Been Left Behind
If your small business isn’t already established on social media, you could be as much as a decade behind some of your competitors. Chad Hill, CEO of HubShout shares some basics so you don’t waste time floundering and making rookie mistakes.
Six Ways Retailers Can Perform Spring Cleaning
Retailers can greatly benefit from spring cleaning - “Out with the old, and in with the new” - ensuring they shift their offerings to provide their customers something new while addressing consumers’ needs for the upcoming season as well. Nikole Haiar, Director of Marketing at Hostway Services, Inc. shares some ways to do so.
Why ‘Leading Women’ Are Better for Congress
Women in Congress are getting things done, says a new study. Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly explains why women in Congress are so effective at making progress together and on their own.
Fear Factory: Five Signs You May Be Letting Fear Drive Your Leadership
Yes, it's smart to keep an eye on problems and pitfalls that might lie ahead for your business. But when awareness crosses the line into fear, your ability to lead — and your organization's ability to execute its strategy — suffers. Here, Daniel F. Prosser reveals five signs that you might be letting fear stifle your leadership.
“Belligerently Benign” Is Not An Oxymoron
While the history of belligerence is loaded with negativity the world would be a worse place if it were not for those few individuals and businesses who belligerently fought against the tide to achieve because they believed in better, argues Dr Geoff Crook, co-author of "The Dream Cafe: Lessons in the Art of Radical Innovation".