Being a true leader involves a lot more than a fancy title and being the boss. Though managing staff will be a significant part of your role as a business owner, if you don’t possess the skills necessary to effectively guide them, accomplishing company goals and aiding your staff in reaching their …
Communication Articles and Interviews (tag)
Productivity Pet Peeves: 5 Things that May Be Driving Your Employees Nuts
High productivity can help your company better serve customers and improve profit margins. However, a number of problems can arise that cause worker frustrations and drags on efficiency. Workers are on the front line of getting tasks done, and they can tell you a great deal about the factors that …
Top Tips to Implement When Experiencing Inefficiency in Your Business
It’s a competitive environment for businesses of all sizes. Your profitability is the most important indicator of your success. The biggest factor driving your profit margins is the efficiency of your operations. The less waste of time and money there is, the greater your returns will be. Here are …
Running a Business Like a Boss
If you are new to running a business but you want to make maximum impact, you need to start learning how to run a business like a boss as quickly as possible. This can make a big difference to how quickly your business gets off the ground and how successful it will be. As a first-time boss, you have …
Texting Can Be For Serious Business!
“Woop, woop, thanks! [thumbs up emoji]” That is an actual text that I received from a client after letting him know that a file was ready for him to take a look at. I love the fact that this client texted me at all, and I even love the casual nature of it. To me, it shows that when we had spoken on …
7 Reasons that SMBs Should Switch to Cloud-Based Phone Service
Only 5% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) currently use cloud-based hosted voice services as their primary phone system. That means that 95% of SMBs don’t -- leaving money on the table. I believe this surprisingly low adoption rate is due to both lack of awareness and confusion in the …
