Trust is an essential part of strong leadership. Developing it requires time, patience–and coaching. Do you trust the people who report to you? While every leader faces this question, too often the question is framed within the context of right vs. wrong. That is, do you trust your employees to make honest and ethical decisions? [...]
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3 Ways to Grow Your Business On a Budget
You don’t have to spend a lot to spread the word about your company. You just have to get creative. When Metal Mafia opened in 2004, most of the capital we had raised was committed as soon as our first line of products went into production and the corresponding catalogue was printed. We needed to [...]
Budget Time? Don’t Miss These 5 Expenses
Calculating your annual cost structure? Be sure you count these. I had a whiz-bang financial model when I set out to ramp up Kohort, the social media start-up I co-founded. But even the best formatting and niftiest Excel tricks won’t overcome the wrong inputs in your expense line. Here are the top five expenses you [...]
Why Flexible Hours Inspire Performance
Don’t waste a minute tracking your employees’ hours. They’ll get more done. “What time do you want me to start work?” That’s the question a new hire recently asked me. She looked a little startled by my reply. “I don’t care.” But it was the truth. I didn’t care—and I never have—what hours are kept [...]
Effective low budget internet marketing strategies
Effective low budget internet marketing strategies Most entrepreneurs who are starting their home based business usually have a low budget for marketing or no budget at all. What is not usually shared is that the most powerful internet marketing strategies are usually low budget and sometimes free. To be successful with them, you have to [...]
