The subject of workplace culture gets a lot of attention these days. Its importance in the life of a business has seemed to increase in the wake of the Great Resignation and the culture-related reasons why millions of people have left their jobs. Adding fuel to the fire are some misconceptions companies have about workplace culture that are harming their employees' … [More]
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Do You Want to Be an Impactful Leader? 5 Key Points to Getting You There
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It’s an ongoing debate: Are great leaders made or born? It’s a bit of a trick question. The answer is both. One study shows that leadership is only 30 percent genetic and 70 percent learned. While cases have been made that both nature and nurturing are responsible, those who aspire to high-level leadership positions should never stop learning or developing the traits and … [More]
Why In-Person Interaction Remains Critical in the Age of Remote Work
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Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift to remote work, the internet security research firm Twingate conducted a national survey to find out what workers missed most about going to the office. Heading the list: “Social connections,” followed closely by “human contact in general.” Those answers aren’t surprising to Phil Kelley Jr., author of Presence and … [More]
Will Your Leadership Stand Up in the Metaverse? How Your Voice Holds the Key
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COVID-19 and the massive shift to remote work led many companies to change the way they hold meetings. They’ve grown accustomed to using virtual meeting apps, but as often happens in the fast-moving technology world, there’s another advancement around the corner, and it will impact businesses across the globe. No less a technology authority than Bill Gates says the … [More]
6 Milestones Every Small Business Should Strive to Accomplish
by Edgar R. Olivo
Roughly half of all small businesses in the United States fail within their first five years, often before they have had a chance to hit key business milestones. A milestone is a key event or action in a project or business journey that marks a significant stage of progress. Milestones are not random goals or tasks that you are unlikely to reach. They are key points or … [More]
EN NEGOCIOS: 6 hitos que toda pequeña empresa debe esforzarse por lograr por Edgar R. Olivo
por Edgar R. Olivo
Aproximadamente la mitad de todas las pequeñas empresas en los Estados Unidos fracasan dentro de sus primeros cinco años, a menudo antes de que hayan tenido la oportunidad de alcanzar hitos empresariales clave. Un hito es un evento o acción clave en un proyecto o viaje comercial que marca una etapa significativa de progreso. Los hitos no son objetivos o tareas aleatorias que … [More]
6 Things Every CEO Needs to Know about Branding to Better Manage the Human Side of Business
by Jane Cavalier
We live in an upside world where the old rules no longer apply. Many call it a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Mass consumerism has been replaced by a new consumption paradigm as people are driven by new essentialism where things matter less and relationships, experiences and self-being dominate all. In this new world, workers are restless, customers … [More]
Feeling Inflation Pressures? Industry-Specific Small Business Economic Trends Survey Released
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The NFIB Research Center today released an industry-specific Small Business Economic Trends report highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. The overall Optimism Index for small businesses in April was 93.2. “The construction and manufacturing industries are especially feeling the impact of inflation pressures,” said Holly Wade, … [More]
How Digital Transformation Is Changing Project Management: 4 Things to Know
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how important it is for businesses to adopt digital processes. Many companies closed largely because they didn’t digitize, but for other firms, the pandemic accelerated their digital transformation. In the midst of this massive change, project management’s role has shifted but remains crucial to helping improve overall efficiency and … [More]
Joining the Wave of New Entrepreneurs? 5 Mistakes That Can Sink You
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More than 5 million people became entrepreneurs in 2021 – a total that smashed the single-year record for new business applications by about 1 million. But hovering over that tide of entrepreneurial optimism is some historically discouraging data: about 20% of small businesses fail within the first year and 50% fail within five. If you’re among the many who recently started … [More]
