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Top Mistakes Managers Make That May Be Impacting Your Company

When it comes to management, you want the best of the best leading your team. You want effective supervision with the right amount of oversight so that the job gets done appropriately but also allowing employees to feel independent, empowered, and trusted. After all, what is a company without all

How Little Things Can Count for More Than Big Things in Entrepreneurship

In order for a business to succeed, it has to be people-focused. This means focusing on your customers and understanding them as people first and customers second. It also means focusing on your employees and understanding them as people first and employees second. Unfortunately, most workplaces are set up in

Take Time Out for Self-Reflection with Mindfulness and Mini-Breaks

We all know that introspection or self-reflection is a good thing. But we live in a society which hardly encourages us to reflect. This is a problem which has been going on for a long time because, in 1911, W. H. Davies wrote, “What is this world so full of

Get Rid of Disorganization and Negativity in Your Business

Often, you find that the idea of running a business is quite different from actually running a business, just like theory is different from practice. In your mind, you might have envisioned running your business a certain way. But when you actually started your business, you had to abandon these

Human Resources: A Successful Tip for Employee Engagement!

Two wrongs don’t make a right is a familiar saying. A new saying is, one critique and two praises create employee growth. Soliciting employee growth is important for any business and creating more growth in a long-term employee is a significant next step. Using this method, one critique and two

Increase Motivation Levels by Getting Into the Zone

One of the most widespread problems that people face in their careers is a lack of motivation. How do you keep going back to work day after day for most of the calendar year, except for Saturdays and Sundays? And how do you keep up this momentum for years on

Throw Out All Your Preconceived Notions About Communication

Most people don’t go to work to socialize and make friends; they go to work to finish specific tasks and make money. However, people who do well in their careers don’t only focus on making money; they consider work to be a way of life. And a life always includes

Leadership Concepts: Diffusing an Angry Employee 101

In any given workplace, no two employees are alike. Each individual is motivated by unique factors, driven to communicate in their own unique ways, owns different expectations for their peers and their leaders, and becomes hurt and angered by varying comments and circumstances. The result? Occasional reactions that can feel

5 Tips for Effective Corporate Time Management

Being able to manage your time wisely will help you be more productive, get things done sooner, and have more time to do the things that you like. Developing a time management strategy that works for you is crucial to achieving long-term success. Here are some tips to get you

Enhance Your Workplace Productivity and Creativity With Exercise

Most people think of exercise as a means to lose weight and improve health. However, it’s the last of these two benefits — health — that can profoundly improve your productivity and creativity at work. Improved health of the body includes that of the brain, which is, after all, just

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