Archive for the ‘Management’ Category

How to Kill a Radical Idea

Einstein said that all great original ideas at first appear absurd. This is why it is so easy to dismiss radical suggestions when they surface. We point out that they are absurd and so miss great opportunities. How would you react if an unorthodox business idea was presented to you and you could immediately see problems with it? Imagine that you are the boss in each of these situations: 1. … Continue reading

February 9 2010 | By Paul | Tagged: creativity, einstein, idea, innovation, radical, rejection, twitter | 6 comments»

10 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Job

Take a moment for a reality check. Ask yourself these questions - how many positive answers do you get?1. Is what I do really worthwhile? In other words: Does my work make a difference to people? Does it help people? Am I adding something of value to the world? Doing something worthwhile makes us feel worthwhile and can compensate for other shortcomings in the position.2. Do I enjoy my… Continue reading

December 23 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: boss, career, colleague, happiness, job, priority, work | 21 comments»

Have You Started Planning for a Successful 2010? Here’s How!

The New Year is fast approaching. Do you have a plan for your business? Do you know what you're going to do for 2010 to make your business grow and see your income dreams realized? If not, use these guidelines to plan ahead, so you can make 2010 your year of success!1. Look back and analyze. First, take some time to look back on 2009 and analyze your business… Continue reading

December 10 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business-strategy, entrepreneur, home-based-business, small business, strategic-planning, strategy, success | 8 comments»

What to Do if You Don’t Get Along with Your Boss

What should you do if you really cannot get on with your boss at work? Maybe there has been a breakdown in trust, in communication or in respect. In any event it is ruining your time at work and making you frustrated and unhappy. Let's call your manager "John" and see how we can approach the situation. (The advice here works equally well whether your boss is a… Continue reading

December 4 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: appraisal, boss, career, difficult, manager, motivation, objective, relationship, work | 17 comments»

Could You Raise Your Rates?

Let's get real: when you work on an hourly basis, there are two ways to increase income: raise your rates or increase the number of working hours. I'm assuming you don't really want to spend more time working, so let's talk about something that a lot of people don't like talking about: raising your rates. Raising your rates is a way to increase your business income that is often difficult… Continue reading

November 25 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, entrepreneur, freelancing, income, rates, work-from-home | 11 comments»

Does Your Company Support Your Blog?

As much as you think blogging and social networking are mainstream, corporate America has not caught up quite yet. Many companies are fearful that they are losing control of their brand -- and they are. Companies are trying to put together social media guidelines as quickly as possible, so that employees know what they can and cannot say online, concerning their brand. You've probably seen a blog… Continue reading

September 28 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: blogging, marketing, personal branding, social-media | 15 comments»

A 6-Step Guide to Networking for First Year MBA Students

If you are a first year MBA student, especially if you are at a lesser-known MBA program, networking is going to be an essential component to landing your summer internship. Start Early If there’s any piece of advice that I would give first year MBA students it’s that your job search stats the day you start school, and if you are really a go-getter even before you arrive at school. There are… Continue reading

September 24 2009 | By | Tagged: business, career, education, networking, planning, student, success, work-life | 3 comments»

Break the Rules

Many of the rules that apply in businesses were set years ago and have endured by force of habit. A good example is the QWERTY keyboard, which is in use on all desktop computers. The original QWERTY layout of keys on the typewriter keyboard was designed in the 1870s to slow down the speed of typing because fast operators were causing typewriter keys to jam together. By… Continue reading

September 22 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: assumption, branson, innovation, roddick, rules, swatch, virgin | 17 comments»

Ten Great Ways to Crush Creativity

Leaders have more power than they realize. They can patiently create a climate of creativity or they can crush it in a series of subtle comments and gestures. Their actions send powerful signals. Their responses to suggestions and ideas are deciphered by staff as encouragement or rejection. If you want to crush creativity in your organization and eliminate all the unnecessary bother of innovation then here… Continue reading

August 28 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: creativity, culture, idea, innovation, leader, leadership | 23 comments»

The Era of the Unintentional Entrepreneur: An Interview with Kevin Reeth of Outright.com (Part 3)

This is the third and final installment of my interview with Kevin Reeth of Outright.com (See Part 1 and Part 2). In this part of the interview, I talk to Kevin about the new organization he’s helped create, Unintentional Entrepreneur, which is currently holding events around the country to help provide newcomers to the world of entrepreneurship with the tools and skills they need to get started… Continue reading

August 24 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, freelance, self-employment, small business, solopreneur | 4 comments»

The Era of the Unintentional Entrepreneur: An Interview with Kevin Reeth of Outright.com (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this interview, Kevin Reeth (Co-founder and CEO of Outright.com) and I discussed some of the challenges and benefits of entrepreneurship and the emergence of a new breed of “unintentional entrepreneurs” – people who, because of the economic downturn, find themselves exploring the possibility of going freelance, starting their own business, or hiring out as a consultant. In part 2, we discuss some of the… Continue reading

August 21 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, freelance, self-employment, small business, solopreneur | 11 comments»

The Era of the Unintentional Entrepreneur: An Interview with Kevin Reeth of Outright.com (Part 1)

With a background including successful stints with Yahoo, eGroups, and Intuit, Kevin Reeth was well-prepared to strike out on his own as a co-founder and CEO of the web start-up Outright.com, a free online bookkeeping platform for small businesses and self-employed persons. In today’s economic climate, though, more and more people are finding themselves thrown into entrepreneurship without a background like Reeth’s as their companies fold or downsize leaving… Continue reading

August 20 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, freelance, self-employment, small business, solopreneur | 1 comment»

How to Do Good AND Make a Profit

With the world economic and business outlook still so uncertain, a key question is just how the businesses world can continue to do good as well as maintain their bottom line.Over the last few years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become such a buzz word for business people with companies sprouting all sorts of CSR initiatives, but are companies really embracing CSR because they believe in it or are they… Continue reading

August 18 2009 | By Arvind | Tagged: business, mission, social-responsibility, vision | 17 comments»

What You Need To Know To Make Sense of Business Bartering

Bartering, trading one good for another, is becoming increasingly popular as the value of the dollar continues to plummet. There are several bartering systems available online (some better than others) and activity on these web sites has increased as the economy has gotten more and more troubled. However, when you move into cashless economies, it's easy to get sucked in. Here are a few things you need to know to… Continue reading

August 4 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: barter, cashless-economy, home-based-business, Management, small business, swap, trade, work-from-home | 11 comments»

How to Be A Good Web Firm Consumer

So you've hired a web firm to design your new web site. Now what? Today I'm completing my Business Web Series and talking about what you can do to be a good consumer of web site developers and designers.Just like most business owners have tales of woe from having their web sites designed, most web developers and designers have stories of their own. Educate yourself, hire the right experts to… Continue reading

July 16 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: entrepreneur, small business, web-design, web-site | 2 comments»

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