DIY Business Law: When to Hire a Lawyer
If you’re a small-business owner, you know that your to-do list is generally pretty long on any normal day at the office. It would be safe to assume, as well, that you often find yourself doing a great deal of the heavy lifting personally wherever you can. There’s licenses, incorporation, budgeting, legal paperwork – the …
Personal Branding Pledge 2016
This is the real time, a surreal time when obstacles fall away
By simply approaching them and encroaching on a new field of play
I go where I want because suddenly nothing is too tough
No barrier is too tall, no opponent is too rough to defeat me
Today, this year, or the remainder of …
My Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015
This week, I wanted to list my most popular blog posts of 2015. These posts also got republished in some other news sites or blogs and got shared a few thousand times. If you didn’t have an opportunity to read these posts before, now is the perfect time. Below you can find the top list …
Find Out About The Company’s Culture Early
One of the most important jobs of management is to make the organization a decent, enjoyable, productive, and creative place to work – in other words, to foster and nurture a positive corporate culture.
If your most important work values aren’t shared by a company you’re considering, think twice before signing on. This issue is …
Why Your Personal Brand Should Be Marketing On Google Plus
Over the last few years Google Plus has steadily grown into a social network used by individuals, brands, and businesses. With the recent redesign of Google Plus influence on this platform is more important than ever, especially on mobile. This is a great time for personal brands to start getting active again for increased online …
21 Steps to Take Today to Ensure Tomorrow’s Success
1. Complete final tasks for 2015. Review all loose ends to be finalized to fully enjoy celebration of the year end.
2. Call current clients to wish them a Happy New Year. Calls made with genuine goodwill builds a strong bond and greater loyalty.
3. Send a message of warm wishes for the new year …
15 Ways You’re Sabotaging Yourself at Work
You don’t want to be “that guy” (or “that girl”) at work. You know the one. They’re super nice and great to be around, but you definitely don’t want to be stuck working on a project with them. Somehow they’ve been here for years and haven’t gotten fired, despite how unprofessional they can be.
However, …
Tips for a Successful Video Interview
Video interviews are getting more and more popular nowadays. Since companies want to find the best talent, video interview gives them an opportunity to screen the candidates without making them travel. In this way, employers can save money and candidates can save time. Also, candidates have the comfort of making the interview from their homes. …
When to Ask for a Raise?
People often want to know how to get a raise. My first response is find a good time. A potentially good time is:
o You’ve just received great public kudos for your work.
o Headhunters are pursuing you with job offers.
o The company is doing well financially and getting a lot of positive press.…
Cultivating a More Successful Work Ethic
Miracles in business don’t just happen. Opportunity never seeks us. Rather, we must seek it.
Needless to say, the only way to make a goal become a reality is to stick to a proposition and see it through to the end. Seeing a task through to completion regardless of how difficult it is to achieve …