What Executives Can Learn From Dog Owners
“You can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats his dog….” anonymous
Surprisingly, dog owners and trainers can teach valuable lessons to business owners about establishing and maintaining good relationships. And while dogs are known to be loyal to their owners, there are some things owners do to advance the bond, …
Plan for a “Tech Day” when Starting a New Job
How fast can you come up to speed? Of course, we all want to say right away and that we’ll hit the ground running.
This is a question and an idea that is asked and expected of everyone coming into an organization. It is incumbent of the management of the company to make it as …
Staying Personal While Expanding Your Business
It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to build a business large enough that they cannot manage every aspect of it themselves. For the few people that do succeed at doing this, however, there are unexpected challenges. For starters, the larger your business is, the more difficult it is to maintain a personal touch. Large companies quickly acquire …
Asking Creates Unlimited Opportunity
The shy or demure person, who may be as equally talented as the more outgoing, will not be as likely to get as far ahead in business. That’s why a “friendly ask” is the best tool for business, and it is one strategy that most everyone is capable of initiating.
Ask Questions to build the…Create a Stress-Free Work Environment
In today’s environment, jobs are hard to find. Since companies are aware of this fact, they are putting more and more pressure on their employees. Pressure and stress reduce employee performance creating horrible consequences for the employer. Employers should reverse this and help decrease their employees’ stress levels.
There are many factors within a business …
10 Signs You Could Be a Budding Workaholic
While having a good work ethic and ambition is critical for success in today’s competitive job market, many business owners, executives and rising stars have an excessive devotion to their work. They struggle with guilt feelings for not spending more time at work and fear potential pitfalls of not being there to oversee their business. …
Using the SDP Scale to Evaluate Yourself and Others
There are no simple tests to know when you will be successful at something. However, there are a few factors that can be applied to create what I call the SDP Scale that may help you get a better feel for what will likely lead to success.
The SDP ScaleIt’s simple in it’s elegance, …
Interview Horror Stories–Even When It’s Not Halloween
Each year as Halloween approaches, Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment business roll out the horror features that are always a staple at this time of the year. All of the “horror” stories, however, are hardly fictional or strictly limited to the movies and TV. Where the job interview process is concerned, there are …
MS CEO: Open Mouth, Insert Foot
How many times in your life have you made some careless, ill-considered remark that had the effect of hurting, insulting or angering those around you? If you’re like me, this has probably occurred more than a few times! And, oh, how we usually wish we could immediately take back those words, or perhaps just curl …
Comparing The Perfect Option to The Best Option
Can you afford perfection? Do you need to?
I was talking with someone the other day and they said the following: Too many people want to hold out for The Perfect Option and they never finish. Instead they should be focusing on The Best Option. Where they can get something done and move on to …