Small Business Leaders Under-Estimate Power of Their Communication
Someone on LinkedIn last week commented on an article I published in 2014 about “open-door” policies saying, “I used to work for a boss that told us that HE had an ‘open-door policy’ with ‘My door is always open… So please walk by quietly!’ ”
“This manager did often joke about things and this may …
If You Don’t Have A Sense of Humor, Get One
You will not succeed without a sense of humor. Many CEOs have told me they see humor as a test to whether they want to work with and be around a person. Good leaders aggressively seek out an amusing angle in dealing with others, whether through light humor in a serious situation or the careful …
Building Trust at Work
Trust is essential when building a healthy and productive work environment. Whether you’re leading an entire department or you work hand-in-hand with a just a few coworkers, it’s important to build trusting relationships. Trust is essential to maintaining the company’s brand as well as supporting a healthy and fun work environment.
Here are five tips …
How to Present Yourself Like an Executive
In business, no man or woman obtains a top job, lands an extraordinary deal or develops a significant following without a combination of poise, authenticity and confidence in their abilities.
That combination of poise, authenticity and confidence is the foundation of what is referred to as executive presence.
Needless to say, having a presence that …
Attract Customers to Your Personal Brand with Facebook
With the recent Facebook changes on Pages, selling can become more of a challenge for brands because of a lack of visibility in the news feeds. When Pages were first launched it was easy to attract Fans and their engagement. Today, paid advertising has become an important component for Page growth – but there are …
How I Re-Branded Myself After a Big Career Change
For over a decade, I built online businesses. My focus was primarily marketing. Create content, promote it, and optimize website conversions.
Over time, I built a reputation in the industry by blogging, networking, and speaking at industry conferences like Pubcon. In fact, I attended Pubcon’s signature event in Las Vegas ten years in a row. …
Wrecking Things is Justifiable to Get Ahead
Sometimes you need to build things with the intention of wrecking them.
This ties very closed to the idea of an MVP in the Eric Ries Minimum Viable Product mentality.
When you are building a new idea, a new business, a new thing … be ready to exert brutal candor. Be ready for brutal honesty …
Easily Exceed Year End Goals
Given that the end of summer is fast approaching many are preparing to take vacation. During this more relaxed time period, spend ample time anticipating what may be achieved upon everyone’s return to work.
Dates to Review
If you haven’t already, in the future ask your clientele when they anticipate taking vacation. Note the dates …
Personal Brand Super Geeked Up
Jeff Burns is a man that seemingly arose out of nowhere. Look around anywhere on the internet, and you’ll be met with his most popular works, Super Knocked Up and Super Geeked Up. Try to go any further back, and you’re met with relative silence. However, fame doesn’t come cheap. While it might be great …
7 Tips for Running a Home-Based Business
Running a home-based business comes with many benefits, like flexibility, the ability to create your own schedule and even tax breaks. These benefits are hard to beat, but it can be difficult to grow your home-based business.
However, being home-based doesn’t mean “staying small” or limiting your opportunities. In fact, some of the most well-known …