If you feel as if you spend your entire working life in meetings, you’re not far off the mark. Before the pandemic, managers were spending about six hours a week in metings. CEOs of major corporations had it even worse -- 30 hours a … [Read more...] about 5 ways to avoid Death by Virtual Meetings
Business
How to reinvent yourself
From the (e)mail bag: QUESTION: I'm convinced that now is the time to reinvent myself, do something new and exciting. How do I do that? How do I go completely out of the box? ANSWER: Great questions to ask yourself during these tumultuous times -- … [Read more...] about How to reinvent yourself
2 documents every business must have
How many times have you heard "it's company policy" in your career? How many times have you used it yourself? Ninety percent of irate customers can be defused by invoking company policy. It's the cloak of invincibility that few will try to … [Read more...] about 2 documents every business must have
Business tip: What are you going to kill today?
When I told a friend back in 2012 that I was quitting my day job to focus on building my own business, he gave me this advice: "Every day, when you get up, you have to ask yourself: 'What am I going to kill today?'" Seems like a pretty bloody way … [Read more...] about Business tip: What are you going to kill today?
Turning gloom and doom into business opportunities
“We were very fortunate. We lost everything in Hurricane Irma.” That’s not something you generally hear after a disaster, but one that smart business owners are adapting and adopting – adapting to changing conditions and adopting a great new … [Read more...] about Turning gloom and doom into business opportunities
Free marketing ideas that work
If you are one of the nearly 28 million small-business owners in the United States, you are probably trying to determine how to get the word out about your business without spending a lot of cash. Or any cash. But if you are looking for free, I have … [Read more...] about Free marketing ideas that work