Healthy collaboration depends on information sharing. However, when you are sharing information with the boss, you should keep these statements to yourself: “There is only one solution.” Like a carpenter with only one tool, you may tend to see most problems...
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Recognizing burnout before it flares
Do you feel constantly tired and irritated by work? Burnout’s symptoms are as varied as those who suffer it. Some people get angry, some become quiet and introverted, while others overeat or abuse drugs and alcohol. If your job is stressful, it’s...
Starting a home business? Be sure to keep it all business
With the economy and the dynamics of the work world in flux—and the increasing need by many people to get closer to their families, many are opting to start home businesses that will enable them to make a good living while connecting more closely with day-to-day...
Hitting the Jackpot!
I went to Las Vegas years ago and I must admit, that place is a marketer’s dream! Everywhere you go, they’re trying to sell you something. People are willing to buy anything, whether it’s a condo, $20 cocktails, or extremely overpriced souvenirs. If you think...
Are You Losing Your Sales Message?
If you ask any good salesperson, there are certain points they hit when giving their sales pitch. These points make the customer want to buy the product because it fulfills a need/want or it solves a problem. Remember, people only buy things for those very reasons....
The Top 25 Causes of Small Business Failure
One of the big advantages a CPA has working with small business owners is that we get to learn what makes them profitable and what makes them fail – without losing any of our own funds. On top of that, we too are business owners who face many of the same kinds of...
Improve Your Quality of Life With Flexible Working
With so many different demands on our time and energy nowadays, many of us feel as though our lives are spinning out of control. As we struggle to meet our responsibilities in the workplace, at home and to ourselves, we begin to feel increasingly that we are...
The Perils of Perfectionism
Finding work/life balance in today’s busy and highly competitive world could never be described as easy. For most perfectionists, however, it is downright impossible. Although many people tend to think of being a perfectionist as a positive thing, true...
Keep employees motivated when work is boring
Some jobs are boring. That makes managing the people who do them a challenge, especially when those employees grew up with constant entertainment from TV and the Internet. How do you keep them engaged and motivated when they’re counting the hours until they get to go...
Improving Management of Your Business
All companies have business processes that can be improved. Most companies can benefit from automation or further automation of solutions. Improving Management of Your Business. Improving business processes is all about a work flow plan, often graphic,...