Holiday Business Promotions: Why You Should Host a Charity Event

Holiday Business Promotions: Why You Should Host a Charity Event

December 4, 2017

Holiday Business Promotions You Can Host During the Season! There are a ton of holiday business promotions that you can host throughout the holiday season. However, there is one holiday business promotion that trumps all of the others — hosting a charity event that benefits a big organization or a local organization that is in need during the holiday season. These are a couple of reasons why your business should host a charity event before the end of the year. Help Your Community Your community does so much for your company. If it wasn’t for the people in your city or town,
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Know What Employees Want from You

Know What Employees Want from You

November 7, 2017

Finding out what your employees want will make you a better manager!  What do your employees really want? Jumping to conclusions is never safe. To be a better manager, remember these basic truths about everyone who works for you: “I want to feel important.” No one wants to feel like a number, interchangeable, or easy to forget. Get to know your employees as people; find out what makes each one unique and show them you’re paying attention to their individuality. “I need encouragement.” Even the best employees continue to flourish with positive feedback. Let them know what they’re doing right
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Increasing Client Retention by Listening

Increasing Client Retention by Listening

October 31, 2017

Listening Can Increase Client Retention  When someone is talking, are you really hearing them? Listening is an art-form, it takes time and effort to learn how to do it, and if you don’t listen at home, or listen in the office, you are not going to listen to your clients. There is an old saying that goes “take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth”. Most intelligent people love to talk, it shows how intelligent they are, notice I said “most”. Then there are those that would rather take on the role as a mouse
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Make Every Minute Count During the Workday 

Make Every Minute Count During the Workday 

October 24, 2017

Prep Work Is The Key To Positive Feedback  Time is your most valuable asset at work. If you struggle to get everything done on time and accurately, consider this advice for managing your day more efficiently: Question everything. Look at each task and ask, “Is this the best use of my time right now?” Delay or eliminate anything that’s unrelated to your most important responsibilities. Eliminate distractions. If you have an office with a door, close it to prevent interruptions. If you’re in a cubicle, consider posting a “Do not disturb” sign when you need to concentrate or finding an
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The Birth of “Excellence”

The Birth of “Excellence”

October 17, 2017

How Excellence Was Born!  Tom Peters didn’t exactly give birth to excellence, but he did establish the idea that companies can achieve excellence under the inspiration of a management guru—like himself. It all began in the spring of 1978. John Larson of McKinsey’s San Francisco office was set to give a presentation to a client. But his computer crashed and took with it his notes. He turned to another consultant, Tom Peters, to throw together a presentation that would satisfy the client. Peters had just returned from traveling the world to compile research on best practices in business. Up until
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Make Every Minute Count During the Workday

Make Every Minute Count During the Workday

October 4, 2017

Tips On Managing Your Work Time Effectively Time is your most valuable asset at work. If you struggle to get everything done on time and accurately, consider this advice for managing work time more effectively: Question everything. Look at each task and ask, “Is this the best use of my time right now?” Delay or eliminate anything that’s unrelated to your most important responsibilities. Eliminate distractions. If you have an office with a door, close it to prevent interruptions. If you’re in a cubicle, consider posting a “Do not disturb” sign when you need to concentrate or finding an empty
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Rev Up the Disengaged Employees in Your Workforce

Rev Up the Disengaged Employees in Your Workforce

September 26, 2017

Motivate Employees That Are Unproductive  Some employees come to work every morning, leave promptly at 5:00 p.m., and do just enough work to get by. Frequently they’re the remains of formerly enthusiastic and productive employees who are burned out or just feel forgotten. Here’s how to change that: Explain roles. Make a point of telling employees why you need them to do what they do. A thorough understanding of the role they play will help them find greater value in the work they do.   Communicate customer feedback. Most employees enjoy hearing from customers. Share information and feedback about how
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