by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor When’s the last time you stepped into your customer’s head? You know that old saying, don’t miss the forest for the trees? The idiom that reminds us we shouldn’t be so focused on the details that we miss the big picture? Well, as it so happens, it is […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor If you’ve ever found yourself doubting your business sense because you don’t have any real “experience,” give yourself a tiny little smack. Everything you’ve ever done has been (or will be one day) a relevant business experience. You have more skills than you realize. I know this now, […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor I work from my home office the majority of the time, but recently I’ve started working from a shared office space. The other day, while I was innocently working away at my desk, I was approached by a woman who told me I wasn’t dressed professionally enough for […]
Part 3: When Employees Leave This is the final installment in a series of articles I’ve written about how to handle the first transitions small business owners generally encounter—hiring and retaining employees. It’s time to discuss what to do when an employee leaves. It can be a devastating moment when a valued employee comes to […]
Part 2: Retaining Good Employees There’s nothing quite like the heartbreak of losing an employee who you’ve invested time, money, and energy in. It’s even worse if you’ve let yourself get attached to said employee, which tends to happen a lot, especially among us girls. In my last post, I talked about one of the […]
Part 1: Hiring Your First Employee In the eternal words of David Bowie: Every time I thought I’d got it made, it seemed the taste was not so sweet. Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, indeed! I’ve always associated the month of September with transitions—with changes. I think many people do. September marks a change in seasons. In parts of […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor This past week, I’ve been busy planning an international business trip that, truth be told, I don’t really feel much like going on. Not because I don’t love the notion of just flying off to Peru, but because I have to leave my baby behind. Granted, she will […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor A morning news program I recently watched featured an interesting discussion about comments made by a high-powered female executive regarding balance of career and motherhood. This woman is the CEO of one of the most recognizable brands in the world, and she was so bold as to suggest […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor There’s a part of me that hates the idea of writing this article. But a bigger part of me knows that it needs to be written. See, there’s a really big elephant in the room. She’s wearing heels and carrying an Hermes bag and she is completely ridiculous, but […]
by Heather K. Terry | Featured Contributor You’re about to undergo an invasive operation. The procedure’s being done by a skilled surgeon with an excellent reputation. Her track record’s nearly perfect, and she’s been doing surgeries like this for years. Fortunately for us, doctors aren’t allowed to operate on people before they study medicine for […]
