America takes pride in being a country full of hard workers. We keep to our work ethic as if it were a code on honor. We stay late and show up early, and have created all sorts of innovative products, services, and even evolutionary ideas. We have put computers in every household and even put a man …
Leading Articles and Interviews (category)
When it comes to running a small business, leadership is of the utmost importance. Employees look to you for guidance and to set the tone for your company. Learn more about what it means to be an effective leader with the articles in this section, which cover topics such as employee management, hiring and firing, and team building.
When to Crowdsource and When to Make an Executive Decision
Leadership is complicated. While a good leader will always solicit and consider input from the team, there are also times when a decision needs to be made quickly and firmly without outside influence. Deciding when to use each of these approaches is one of the hallmarks of good leadership. So, how …
Dealing with Difficult Behavior at The Workplace
Workplace drama and difficult behavior is one of those issues that not only make the company worse, but the personal lives of the employees miserable as well. It plummets profits, makes people unproductive, unmotivated, and even gets them thinking of jumping ship. Furthermore, it makes them dread …
Be Like Apple: 11 Steps to Build a Cult-Like Company Culture
Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in August of 2018. One reason for its success is the cult-like status it has achieved among its devoted customers. Another reason is the secretive, demanding and highly productive work culture that Steve Jobs created. Other incredibly successful …
Productivity Concerns? Try Un-Chaining Employees from their Desks
Who doesn’t get bogged down with projects and anxiety now and then? What do you do when that happens? You take it easy. There’s a lot of research pointing to the fact that working beyond 50-60 hours a week is unproductive and toxic in the long run. Add poor or insufficient sleep to the crazy work …
Famous Quotes on Leadership
Leadership is an ability that some people are born with, and one that others manage to build up through their work and experience with other people. A true leader rarely gets chosen; the potential to drive people forward, and push the progress of the entire team is something that usually emerges …
