Having long-term vision is one of the keys to good leadership, and necessary for any successful business. With long-term visions come long-term projects—and the longer-term the project, the harder it is to manage your team’s progress towards completing it. All the...
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10 Ways to Fix Your Broken Meetings
When hosted poorly, meetings can be lengthy, inconclusive, and potentially waste money in productivity loss. The average in-person meeting lasts an hour and 44 minutes, according to research by Verizon. To most employees (47 percent), meetings are considered the...
The #1 Tip to Telling Your Business’s Story Online
The best way to get customers interested in what you have to sell isn't to sell it, it's to storytell it! It's important to share more than just products and services with your customers, and be able to form relationships with them. A great way to do this is to tell...
Rage-Quitting: Why Are We So Quick to Quit?
There probably aren't too many people out there who haven’t dreamed of telling off their boss once and for all. I mean really letting them have it—desks swept clean, chair overturned, shouted denunciations, the whole bit. Remember in “Office Space” when Milton burns...
15 Crazy Best Practices That Really Work
The life of an entrepreneur can be complicated. There’s so much business advice floating around, but much of it won’t be the right fit for your company. Finding the best practices which will work for your business usually involves a bit of trial and error, and...
Have a Hard Time Saying No? These Methods Will Change That
If you find it difficult to say no, you’re not alone. Many of us find it hard to put our foot down. So much of what we’re told about success revolves around the idea of saying yes: to new ideas, new innovations, and new opportunities. But becoming a yes man (or woman)...
Secrets to Balancing Your Career With Your Love Life
Ah, February. The snow is blasting down upon New York as I write this, while my wife and children are still snuggling in bed, excited for yet another snow day. Groundhog Day predicted another 6 weeks of winter. But another holiday is coming up soon that can warm any...
MO.com Interview
Mike: Hey everyone, thanks for joining us again today. I am Mike Sullivan. This is MO.com, where we feature small business owners and entrepreneurs and bring you hints, tips, insights, and perspectives on what it takes to be successful. Joining us today is Nicolas...