How Sticky is Your Staff? Meaning, how good is your employee retention? Are you able to find and keep outstanding staff, or are there some weak spots? And, if there are weak spots…where are they? We have se
QUIZ: Your Leadership Style: Hero or Horrible Bosses? How’s your company’s leadership doing? Are you and your leaders Heroes, or Horrible Bosses? Take the quiz. * Takes 5 Minutes (25 quick questions). Your results will be emailed to you immediately. Your email address: Your name: Company name: Sta
Did you see the “The Profit” this week? Marcus Lemonis, CEO and Chairman of Camping World and Good Sam’s and business investor, hosts a CNBC tv series called “The Profit” where he helps troubled businesses by investing with money and expansion plans. In the most recent episode Marcus travelled t
After serving our country many veterans come back to civilian life with very strenuous challenges…one of which is finding high quality jobs. Military veterans tend to face higher unemployment rates (9.9% in 2012 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics), higher rates of job-impacting disabilitie
Let’s face it… we all have months in our business that are slower than others. And this slower business time can be quite stressful as we see a decrease in income. But with a bit of forethought and optimism, you can take advantage of those quieter times and make them into genuine product
We all want to be the ideal manager; motivating employees, being everyone’s friend, communicating positively, etc. But sometimes, when the heat is on and time is of the essence (especially in the service industry) it’s easy to lose our prudence. When it gets a little hectic and deadlines
We all want to be the ideal manager; motivating employees, being everyone’s friend, communicating positively, etc. But sometimes, when the heat is on and time is of the essence (especially in the service industry) it’s easy to lose our prudence. When it gets a little hectic and deadlines
Entrepreneurs like you, are ideas people; big picture, go getters who have the guts and work ethic to bring their idea to fruition. When starting out, you may obsess about the details and take responsibility for a variety of roles. After all, you are the business. It’s your baby. But what happ
What do you get when you take pinch of chaos caused by opening a restaurant in two weeks, a dash of employee mayhem when your entire crew are ex-cons and a splash of tv reality entertainment? The Green Channel’s “Conviction Kitchen” series! The show, in its second season, has a unique concept and is
Coffee Talk #4 “Heart of Gold Leadership…Tough as Nails Results” by Debbie Sardone, as part of Renee O’Brien’s and Debbie Sardone’s Countdown to the http://www.smartwomenmaidrich.com/ Cruise. These 30 minute mini-workshops are free and you can sign up for the futu
