by Angela Kambouris | Featured Contributor People are the engine that keeps companies growing, improving and innovating. Given the nature of today’s workplace, environments demand collaboration, the ability to tap into deep thinking and the embodiment of mentorship. When people blend these skills, they become their own inspiration and maximize opportunities where both people and business […]
Tag: business mindset
Time = Gold (and … money = silver) by @SBSLEducSoltns
by SJ Barakony | Featured Contributor Putting Productivity ahead of Busy-ness in Business “I’m so busy!” “How are you? How’s business? Busy!” There are mild variants, yet, the theme is constant: The individual is … say it with me now …. B-u-s-y. Since when did our nation’s backbone, entrepreneurs, decide that this status […]
4 Steps to achieving your goals (while working less)
by Amanda Loveland As an entrepreneur, there are endless tasks you can complete on any given day – from personal tasks (like laundry, paying bills, exercising) to business tasks (managing staff, writing blog posts, attending networking events). How do you make sure that you’re spending time doing the things that will help you reach your […]
Why? It’s a good question to ask yourself. by Anne Day of @companyofwomen
by Anne Day What is frequently the first question we ask when faced with a challenge. – As in what is the problem and how can we solve it? Many of us are quite pragmatic and just want to get the challenge solved and move on. But at a recent workshop, I learned that perhaps […]
Failure Is Good For Business by @livelovework
by Chrysta Bairre | Featured Contributor Since I launched my business 7 months ago I’ve failed a lot. A little (or a lot in my case) of failure is bound to happen when starting anything new. From starting a new business to learning a new skill, failure is inevitable. As a recovering perfectionist failure isn’t a […]
Why Do You Build Me Up, Buttercup? (Picking Yourself Up After a Letdown) by @kmullerwrites
by Kate Muller | Featured Contributor “That’s life.” I can’t even tell you how many times my mother would recite this aggravating mantra to me when I was a kid. My disappointments back then were relatively modest, but I’ve quickly come to realize just how painfully valid this saying can be an an adult. No […]
Terrified To Negotiate? Change That, Fast. {video} via @DevonMSmiley
by Devon Smiley | Featured Contributor Are you a big fan of negotiation? Or does it kinda make you cringe? You know you should be doing it…but ugh – the though of actually taking action gives you the heebie jeebies. It doesn’t have to be that way. In today’s video, I’ll share with you […]
Don’t Give Up…GIVE it UP! by @dancinmoma
by Pamela McCormick | Featured Contributor In my house, during this pre-spring period, we have three “McCormick Mantras.” These simple phrases are simple in concept, yet pack enormous power in action. —We “Give Up” things for Lent. —We “Go Green” on St. Patrick’s Day. —We “Step it Up” (and maybe dance a jig or two). […]
How to Get People to Listen to You: 10 Steps to Effective Communication by @eMakeitHappen
by Emily Worden | Featured Contributor Many experts agree that high Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is more indicative of success than Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Why? Because people who are emotionally intelligent are great communicators. Great communicators make great leaders because they’re considered charming and charismatic. You can increase EQ and communication skills pretty easily; read on […]
5 Ways to Break a Business Funk by @MarleeWard
5 Ways to Break a Business Funk