Career Advice from People Who Should Know
Success is having what you want and wanting what you have and having the people whom you love, love you. – Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor and philanthropist
Forget the career ladder, climb the jungle gym
According to Fast Company, a person will average 10.7 jobs in his/her lifetime. You’ll need to be agile …
Beyond Facebook: 3 Social Apps to Promote Yourself
The business of branding yourself almost always includes a social media strategy. The benefits of having a strong business presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are well documented, and will expand your personal brand. Those aren’t the only places you can promote yourself successfully in social media circles, though. By expanding beyond the “big three” …
Establish Influence For Your Brand With Klout
Measuring social media influence for your brand is important when establishing credibility in this online world of business. While many tools track your authority, it is Klout that remains at the top in terms of being the standard. Recently the company announced its method of calculating a user’s score, which can help you gain more …
Fixed or Growth — Why Your Mindset Matters
What’s your mindset?
Is it fixed?
Is it growth?
Why your Mindset Matters
Everyone has a mindset. That’s a given. However, not everyone’s mindset helps them achieve, strive and accomplish all that they are capable of on a regular basis.
I recently finished Carol S. Dweck’s book “Mindset” – which coincidentally is on Bill Gate’s …
10 Best Job Search Tips
The word best in the title should be interpreted as a recommendation. Please also keep in mind that job search by someone who is employed differs significantly from job search by someone who is unemployed. The latter is, typically, more motivated, the person can devote more time to it, and the unemployed job seeker’s actions …
Supercharge Goals and Achievements
Business development is dependent upon sales and both require setting goals. But goal setting by itself isn’t enough. There needs to be:
A consistent plan of action to be followed day in and day out Do you awake each day with your plan of action on your mind? Flexibility to adjust for changing times or…
How to Use Kanban to Increase Productivity
The world is full to bursting with self-help tips, blogs and books, each one promising to streamline, revolutionize or optimize your workflow. Do many of them work? Almost certainly. Sometimes, however, the simplest solution is the best one.
That’s where Kanban comes in. It might just sound like another funny word to you – the …
How to Retain Your Best Employees
Hiring great employees is difficult but keeping them in the company for a long time is even more difficult. A low turnover rate is critical for the success of many businesses since it is costly to recruit and train a new employee. The more you retain your employees the more productive your business is especially …
The Importance of Happiness at Work
A sweeping misconception among many American workers regarding happiness and success is how the two coincide with one another. It is commonly thought that happiness is a result of success. For instance, once an individual gets the raise they want or the promotion they desire, then they will become happy.
The only problem is that …
17 Ways to Find Speaking Engagements to Further Your Brand
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow …