A key part of the marketing process is getting the word out about your brand, and your best brand advocate is your staff. What’s the best way to encourage employees to talk up your company? To find out, we asked members of YEC this question: Q. Getting employees to help with company branding can be a huge boost […]
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Critics of Senator Amy Klobuchar have been questioning her tough management style. Her response? “I have kept expectations for myself that are very high. I’ve asked my staff to meet those same expectations.” I do think that good sales managers should have high expectations of themselves and their staff. However, what that looks like in
By David Pierce We’ve all experienced it: walking into a place of business and, within a few seconds, having that “feeling.” It’s the feeling of uncomfortableness that resonates from the employees—the scowling, unfriendly, “why are you here?” feeling. You can see it in their eyes, in their body language, and hear it in their tone
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As a leader, your job is to motivate your team and help them forge bonds that encourage better collaboration. And during the winter, when cold weather may have everyone stuck inside, is the perfect time of year to bring everyone closer together for a little bit of team building. To find out which approaches work best, we asked a
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For many small business owners, their business is a 24/7 passion. Yet in a recent GetResponse survey, more than half (51.5%) of small and midsized business (SMB) owners say they left their 9-to-5 jobs and started a business in order to enjoy better work-life balance. How’s that going for them? Here’s what the survey found.
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Creating a great company culture takes work. Creating a great remote company culture takes creativity. How do you engage in small talk with your co-workers without the proverbial water cooler? How do you celebrate success, commiserate over struggles, enjoy birthdays, anniversaries or holidays without a company outing or celebration in the break room? How do
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Have you ever thought of yourself as a role model? Well, you are. When you own one of the country’s 30 million small businesses (a group that accounts for 99.9% of all U.S. businesses and employs 59 million people, according to the SBA), the world is watching you. That’s why it’s so important for entrepreneurs
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By Gregory Eisen The following quotes are my favorites to articulate the importance of learning and personal growth: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”—Nelson Mandela “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”— John F. Kennedy “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if
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Everyone is talking about Japanese organizing guru Marie Kondo and her “KonMari” home organizing method dedicated to the “life-changing magic of tidying up.” Kondo has authored an international bestselling book of home organizing advice, and is also the star of a new Netflix show called Tidying Up With Marie Kondo. Perhaps you’ve seen your own friends and
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Small businesses make up 99.9% of U.S. employer firms, according to the Small Business Administration. And as new jobs are created and employees get hired, it has become increasingly important to consider an aspect of the hiring process that goes beyond onboarding and training: workforce well-being. Guardian, an employee benefits provider, recently released the 2018 Small Business
