Shep Hyken — December 28, 2019 Follow @Hyken If you’re reading this article the day it comes out, it’s Christmas Day. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any other holiday around this time, you know that the holidays often bring a frantic level of busyness and even stress. Depending on where you work or … Continue reading 5 Ways to Prepare for Being REALLY Busy
JoAnn Corley — December 24, 2019 Follow @joann corley I’m here to tell ya today – managing people does not have to be complicated…once you recognize and understand 1 simple human truth. If you meet some basic, core human needs, people will willingly contribute (aka perform). Managing is a Human ExperienceFor the moment, suspend your … Continue reading Did You Know That Being a Good Manager is Really Simple?
Mario Peshev — December 10, 2019 Follow @no_fear_inc Entrepreneurship is a massive undertaking which is often taken lightly by graduates and soon-to-be entrepreneurs. This has been the key topic of my own book, 126 Steps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurship Fad and the Dark Side of Going Solo, and I’m thrilled to have … Continue reading The 9 Hardest Things About Being an Entrepreneur That You Never Expected
Stefan Palios — December 5, 2019 Follow @stefanpalios “I’d like to join your network on LinkedIn.” It’s a phrase we’ve all seen before in our emails or on our profiles. LinkedIn is the largest professional social network in the world and boasts half a billion members. The vast majority of recruiters use it, too, which … Continue reading Why Being “Connected” Isn’t Enough
Chris Biscuiti — December 2, 2019 There are several reasons why you might feel unwanted or unhappy at your job. You might love the work you are doing but feel like your boss doesn’t appreciate you, or maybe your skill-set and personality are being underutilized and over-scrutinized. Personally, I have been there before. While I … Continue reading How to Overcome Being Unhappy at Your Job – 3 Lessons Learned
Dave Brock — November 19, 2019 Follow @davidabrock Mentoring takes all forms, some of the more unusual are the most helpful, particularly in my experience. Through my own career, I have had a number of “formal mentors.” Early in my career, in addition to great managers who coached my day to day performance, I was … Continue reading Being Mentored and Mentoring
JoAnne Funch — November 7, 2019 Follow @joannefunch I’m sure you have heard the saying, You get one chance to make a great first impression. That applies to everything you do online and yet I see people who are not making a great impression and the result honestly is they are ignored. According to a … Continue reading The Difference Between Gaining Attention & Being Ignored
Bob Apollo — September 27, 2019 Follow @bobapollo The term “cannon fodder” is used as a somewhat dismissive description for soldiers who were regarded by their generals as expendable and were forced to fight against often hopeless odds in order to achieve an often-unrealistic military goal. First used in the 19th century, the term came … Continue reading RFPs: How to Avoid Being Column Fodder
Anastasia Chernikova — September 26, 2019 With a thriving gig economy, more people are making the leap from just a side hustle to becoming a full-fledged solo entrepreneur, or solopreneur if you’re nasty. According to MBO Partners State of Independence in America 2019, over 41 million Americans are engaged in some form of working for … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Being a Solopreneur
Anna Izenman — September 18, 2019 — September 18, 2019 Does your company have a Facebook page? With almost 80 percent of online Americans actively browsing the platform, it would be almost irresponsible not to. But as many a business owner, especially small and medium businesses, have found, social media management can quickly start to … Continue reading Social Media Management: A Crash Course in Being a Facebook Admin
