Articles on Management
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Is strategy seen as a "bad word" in your small business
Author: Karen Fischer
Strategy for most small business owners is seen a “bad word”. In many cases, rightly so as they have been visited by many a consultant that has told them they need a strategy document. They then engage the consultant who spends a few hours in their business and then writes a four hundred page document that is used as a paper weight or sits in a drawer collecting dust.
Is your business ready for a do-over?
Author: Joanne Victoria
Let's say the business of your dreams allows you a comfortable income, enough money for contributions, more than enough for retirement purposes and a little bit of fun along the way.
However, your clients get in the way.
Top 10 stumbling blocks that prevent your business growth
Author: Dr. Philip E. Humbert
Never in history have more entrepreneurs launched more new businesses! In North America, thousands of business open their doors every single day! Unfortunately, most of them (over 90% of them) also close their doors within two years. Businesses are started with high hopes and glorious dreams. It is easy to start a business.
Pipelines, People, Places and Prices
Author: Michelle Blakeley
The 4 P’s of keeping your business activities in balance: pipelines, people, places and prices. Each one of these P’s requires your consistent and careful attention. Without a filled pipeline, you will constantly be looking for new clients.
4 Effective and efficient actions that drive your success
Author: Anne Bachrach
As a business owner, it's imperative you focus your energy on completing actions that drive your success. When you spend your workday procrastinating or refusing to delegate low-priority tasks, you are losing money as well as preventing your business from growing. Below are some tips for effective actions that will drive your success.
Six ways to avoid being a micro manager
Author: Kevin Eikenberry
Think about your perfect manager for a minute. Build a mental list of the attributes that perfect person would possess and think about the words you would use to describe that person.
Do you know where your business is headed?
Author: Stephanie Ward
No matter what time of year it is, if you don’t have a clear and concise written plan for where your business is heading you’re in for a surprise. Twelve months from now it will end up somewhere, you just won’t know where. In most cases where you find yourself will not be where you hoped you would be.
5 Love practices for your business
Author: Laura West
Love practices for your business? Yes! Love is the most powerful of emotions… we also know it as joy, passion, inspiration, connection, flow, beauty, creativity, and leadership. We are literally yearning for more love in our businesses. We are tired of the same old sales letters and boring products that lack creative fire and beauty.
How to overcome business failure by planning for the worst, yet hoping for the best
Author: Will Pena
If you had ten thousand dollars and I were to offer you the opportunity to invest in a situation that required: 10 hours of your work day (and some weekends), large amounts of additional stress, the potential to lose your family, friends, and your peace of mind - all with a 90% chance that you would fail, would you invest in it? Probably not.
Effective time management starts with realistic scheduling
Author: TJ Philpott
Establishing some type of effective time management 'routine' begins not with developing certain habits or skills but rather with your own expectations. When trying to improve upon your use of time it is important to realize that the emphasis needs to be placed on increasing productivity.
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