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My Top 8 Most Popular Topics of the Year
- As the year comes to a close, it’s a perfect time to review the issues that resonated most with my email subscribers and blog visitors with an eye to how we will have a stronger year in 2022. Listed in chronological order, these are the top 8 topics. If you missed any of these popular […] Read More
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Are You Recruiting Right?
- “You can’t teach employees to smile. They have to smile before you hire them.” – Arte Nathan, Wynn Las Vegas As businesses compete to fill positions and offer potential employees better compensation packages, business owners find themselves with a mounting number of open positions. In this market, candidates often have more options than employers. To attract […] Read More
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Now Is the Time to Set Your 2022 Goals
- “All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. ” — Norman Vincent Peale Goal setting means different things to different people, but nearly everyone agrees about the importance of developing and documenting your goals to achieve […] Read More
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5 Ways to Be a Better Boss of You
- “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” ― William Faulkner We talk a lot about managing our employees well, but not so much about how well we manage ourselves as leaders. Let’s remember to […] Read More
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Help Your Employees Grow Through Training, Coaching and Mentoring
- Life is a classroom. Only those willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class. – Zig Ziglar One of the best ways to retain your employees is helping them be successful and reach their potential. Training, coaching and mentoring, with yourself or with more experienced employees, fosters growth in newer or […] Read More
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Don’t Mistake Working Hard for Working Smart
- “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln When we get caught up in the day-to-day tasks of running our businesses, it’s easy to lose sight of our goals. We may be working long hours, dealing with everything that comes our way, […] Read More
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How to Build Work Habits that Stick
- “A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.” – Mark Twain If you want your team to adopt new ways of working, you’ll get better and lasting results if you provide a process and environment that fosters the cultivation of new ways of doing […] Read More
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How Does Your Business Measure Up?
- “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” – Peter Drucker One of the most effective ways to become a more successful business is measurement. Measuring progress towards your goals provides fact-based, visible evidence that shows very clearly what works and what doesn’t. Data helps inform strategic decisions about whether to continue doing the same […] Read More
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5 Mindset Hacks for Success
- “With a big enough why you can overcome any how.” – James Clear, Atomic Habits author Is your mindset holding you back from being more successful in your business? If so, check out these 5 hacks to improve your outlook and achieve your goals. 1) Know your why Negative feelings of being overwhelmed often result from a […] Read More
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The 5 Rs of Employee Retention
- “To win the marketplace, you must first win the workplace.” ― Doug Contant, business leader Every time you lose an employee, it may cost you weeks and even months in wages just to replace them. That can add up to a significant chunk of change! So, what can you do to stop this from happening? […] Read More
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