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Integrating Strategies and Tactics Into Your Small Business
Did you know that, according to a recent study, most small businesses do not use strategic planning when marketing their businesses? Or that, according to a study by Ron Robinson, that businesses using strategic planning and management benefit from better decision making, objective assessments, and, ultimately, more progress?
In general, business owners want their success […]
What Does Leadership Have To Do With The Culminating Project?
Senior projects challenge student to learn new skills, engage their community, and/or contribute globally on a topic of their choosing. According to research, self-awareness is the number one capability for leaders to develop. (Harvard Business Review, 2007).
Self-awareness leads to questions about the future and what it will take to get there. The culminating project […]
Starting A New School Year 911: Developing Your Leadership Skills in High School
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” — Sun Tzu
When you are faced with a large, daunting project, what do you do? Whether you are faced with your senior project or beginning a new school year, there can be so many things to do that […]
Conflict in the Workplace
Conflict is part of life, and it is perhaps close to inevitable in the workplace. As you and your coworkers work toward developing new ideas and improving and marketing your products and services, clashes in personality, philosophy, and intent are not just expected, but almost inescapable.
The good news is that conflict does not have […]
Having to Terminate an Employee
Although Donald Trump may be confident pointing his finger at his apprentices announcing “you’re fired,” research shows that terminating an employee can be a difficult job. The reality is that many small operations do not have a human resources department leaving the owner with a responsibility they may or may not be prepared for.
While […]
Kindling Passion in Your Business
For many employees at small companies, work can feel like nothing more than a waiting room - a place where you sit for two weeks while your paycheck is being cut. In this situation, people are unmotivated, unengaged, and hungry for distraction.
We’ve all held positions like these at some point in our lives. Not […]
