3 Things to Know When You Start Your Own Company
Embed from Getty Images Americans are raised with the belief that they can start their own company, work hard and success is assured. Men in particular are acculturated to believe that they can “go it...
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Break Time = Sacred TimeThere’s a small dialogue box on my work computer that sits either on the desktop or in the taskbar, monitoring my working time. Little green bars tick up or down like a...
View ArticleI Love You, Man
Who do you Love?We were in some hotel in some city (they all blend together after a while) at the tail end of a long off-site company meeting. Everyone was saying their goodbyes, hugging and...
View ArticleWould You Like a Cup of History With Your Coffee This Morning?
Every day, actually every other day, one of the managerial duties I am lucky enough to perform is the traditional, ceremonial emptying of the sacred dishwasher. It is a small company with an amazing...
View ArticleFive Social Distancing Survival Tips For Families
The Un-Sabbatical Three weeks ago, I was a naysayer. All of this is going to pass, I thought, and I even went so far as to tell my wife to please stop providing me with daily updates about COVID-19....
View ArticleGreedy Leadership’s Impact on the Covid-19 Pandemic
— There is a principle in business that successful leaders who create successful outcomes know well. The leaders who manage their business Capacity and Volume equations are the ones who are most likely...
View ArticleHow To Stop Toxic Leadership From Spreading a Virus in Your Company
Toxic workplaces sometimes start at the top. Difficult, abrasive leaders can create a culture of tension, fear, and abusive behavior at every organizational level. Those types of leaders may produce...
View ArticleThe Main Impediment To Innovation
What is impeding innovation in your business today? I asked this question at a Master Class on Innovation I ran recently for senior executives leaders in large organizations. The answers included...
View ArticleHow To Answer ‘Why Are You Looking for a New Job?’ (6 Examples)
If you’re looking for a new position or trying to change jobs, employers are going to ask why! And if you don’t have a convincing answer, it could cost you the opportunity. So in this article, I’ll...
View Article‘What Can You Bring To the Company?’ Best Answers
There are a couple of reasons that employers ask what you can bring to their company or job, and you need to be ready to answer with confidence if you want to get hired! In this article, I’ll walk...
View Article5 Reasons Why a Multi-Brand Franchise Might Be Your Ticket in the New Economy
Between The Great Resignation and a changing economy, more people are considering new career options and some are striking out on their own. While a high percentage are starting businesses, others...
View ArticleRunning an Effective Board of Directors
Companies usually run informally at the pre-seed and seed-stage, without formal meetings of the board of directors. However, once your business closes its first round of formal venture capital...
View ArticleInnocent Habits You Must Break To Stay Safe in a COVID World
The two-year onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing with the rise of the Delta and Omicron variants, has taken center stage in every aspect of life, not the least of which is the consumer...
View Article7 Clear Signs That You Should Be Looking for Another Job
By Steve Adcock When you know, you know. Sometimes, it’s clear that you’ve reached the end of the road in your current position. Being proactive by noticing these signs and looking for another job...
View Article7 Ways Improving Teamwork May Help Your Company
If you are running your own business or are in charge of a team, it might be difficult to get everyone to give it their all and improve overall teamwork. However, this isn’t impossible. There are...
View ArticleCinematic Cruising: Reel and Real Spaces Between Imagination and Experience
By Professor Anton Escher, Dr Marie Karner & Helena Rapp What do going on a cruise and visiting the cinema have in common? Professor Anton Escher, Dr Marie Karner and Helena Rapp, at Johannes...
View Article5 Common Job Interview Mistakes You Do Not Want To Make
By Bernz JP Congratulations! If you’ve already made it this far, there’s a good chance the company you applied to is very interested in you. Your resume caught their eye; you aced the phone...
View ArticleDo You Have Quiet Quitters? You Won’t if You Change the Employee Experience
The Great Resignation has proved problematic for many employers. Meanwhile “quiet quitting” – where employees do the bare minimum as a protest over feeling underappreciated – has become a big issue....
View ArticlePromises and Steps Taken by Governments and Companies to Protect Against...
Despite many promises and actions by governments and companies around the world, the effectiveness of these measures in fighting climate change is still in question. Let’s look at the steps taken and...
View ArticleCargill Meat Still Contains Critical Antibiotics, Investigation Finds
By Marlowe Starling, Sentient Media This story was published in partnership with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. As global leaders at the UN in New York pledged to tackle human suffering...
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