How to Become an Ideal Workplace?
In order to become an ideal workplace, one where employees feel they’re valued and have opportunities for growth, business owners need to create a community and a culture that empowers employees and rewards contributors. Since employees spend most of their time in the workplace, it makes sense that the environment should be one that nurtures …
Focus On What You Can Do For Your Company!
The hiring process can be overwhelming, confusing, and frustrating as more candidates are competing for fewer jobs in a rapidly changing economy. There is a lot of advice online regarding how to ace an interview but much of it focuses on what to say and almost suggests there should be scripted answers to hiring managers’ …
8 Steps To Overcoming the Post-Summer Blues
“Take the Mundane Out Of Monday!” and appreciate every season as an opportunity for growth” –– Beth Kuhel
A sure sign that summer is over is the return of school buses’ flashing stop lights back on the streets, Halloween decorations and costumes on the shelves and the tips of Oaks, Maples and Buckeye trees shedding …
4 Words You Never Say to Your Boss!
You don’t repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently – and I think that is what is going to make the difference.–Patricia Hewitt
I’m sharing an experience I had with a recent client to highlight the following career …
What Does Love Have To Do With Workplace Productivity?
I’ll never forget my first marketing class in graduate school. My professor asked the class for the definition of marketing and we all attempted to give astute answers. I recall confidently answering with one of the most well-known, conventional definitions for marketing described as the four P’s (product, price, promotion and place) and was quickly …
7 Ways to Speed Up Your Start Up
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
When you ask entrepreneurs what made them go out on their own, many would tell you that they were driven to do things their own way and were tired of following someone else’s mission. They might also say that they wanted …
Get Your Teens To Succeed: Encourage Them To Volunteer!
“It’s Cool To Be Kind” –Beth Kuhel
Best Buddies International and Friendship Circle International (FC) are not your typical volunteer organizations: Teen volunteers provide life altering friendship, companionship and mentoring for special needs children. The scope of activities is customized to the needs of the families and to the skill level of the teen volunteers. …
One Thing Successful New Hires Never Do!
Complaining not only ruins everybody else’s day, it ruins the complainer’s day, too. The more we complain, the more unhappy we get. –Dennis Prager
Your first ninety days at work is a great time to show your flexibility, eagerness to learn and your willingness to adapt to your company’s culture. Being a successful new employee …
Be Accountable For Your Mistakes: It Feels Great!
Being accountable can be cathartic and even exhilarating if you realize it’s a path to fulfillment! -Beth Kuhel
“Stop blaming and start aiming.” ― Rob Liano
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses! No one cares about your excuses! Just get over yourself and realize that the best thing to do when you make a mistake is to accept …
Business Lessons Learned From Distance Cyclists
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein, letter to his son Eduard, 1930
I thought of that while riding my bicycle. – Einstein, in reference to the Theory of Relativity
The recent winner of the Tour de France, Chris Froome said that the toughest part …