Make Your Bank A Welcome And Willing Partner In Your Business

Many business owners do not consider their banks as welcome and willing partners in their business. Yet it is an important relationship that will often affect your ability to grow and to survive periods of financial stress. Working with an unwilling and unwelcome partner is obviously not a very constructive relationship. A more effective partnership with your bank can be built on some of these ideas.

The Key to Effective Leadership: Defining Roles, Relationships, and Responsibilities

People want to follow effective leaders, so leadership is about people. Great leaders give time to identifying the key roles they play, and the key people within those roles. They take the time to know what has to be done with each of those key people, and then they do it.

Strategy, Results and Distractions - Beware Low Hanging Fruit!

Is your organization quick to pick the low hanging fruit? Do you gravitate first to the quick and easy? Are you prone to delay the bigger projects until you get those little ones out of the way? Low hanging fruit is, by definition, quick and easy to implement, thus the lure to pick it is compelling. And picking the first piece usually exposes another, leading to an infinite quantity of low hanging temptations. While some of these quick fixes make excellent investments, many do not, and the nearly infinite supply can become a black hole for your limited resources.

Organizing Time Tracking

When you work for a small IT company, you will have each tech invoice at the client's site when the job is completed. This may not have worked very well for you.

Career Advice: How Do You Rate As A Boss?

Honest answers to a few basic questions will reveal how those who report to you rate you on the attributes they expect a good boss to possess.

Putting Some Muscle in Your Time Management System

When I ask people what kind of time management system they use, and we talk about the effectiveness of it, I'm often amazed at what I see.

Meeting Minutes - Why You Need Them And How To Use An Outsourced Minute Taker

This article explains what meeting minutes are, why you need them, why you might find it useful to use an outsourced minute taker (e.g. a Virtual Assistant or Secretarial Service) and the best way of doing this.

Atlanta Meeting Planning-Conference Center Search

Planning a conference in Atlanta, Georgia really can be a lot of fun. You'll know you're talking to the right venues when they're making an effort to make your job easier, offering to handle details and arrange for catering, assuring you that there will not be a problem.

Increasing Security: How to Avoid an Unnecessary Loss of Money

While a large company can bounce back from losing millions of dollars, this type of mistake for a smaller business could prove too detrimental to recover. One of the best things to do to in regards to protecting the interests of a company is to increase the amount of security pertaining to the handling of money.

On Enemies

There will always be enemies. Make sure you know who they are. Beware of those that flatter you the most. Chances are they are plotting against you. Identify your enemies and give them the tools to destroy themselves.

Two Incentive Programs that You Need for Your Business

If you wish for your business to generate more profit than usual, you need to work on creating two types of incentive programs: one for your employees and another for your customers.

Your Character Is Showing

Author suggests that business character is reflected by how individuals treat the waitstaff at restaurants.

Strategic Business Tips When Firing Someone From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

One of the most uncomfortable actions in business is the termination of an employee. When an employee is terminated, there is pain for each party involved. Many people postpone the inevitable termination and this only increases the pain and frustration. Your strategic thinking business coach has some tips on how to terminate someone properly so both parties get through the process.