Category: Roger’s Tips (page 4)

Whether you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert, you will find that in most business situations, effective communication skills can mean the difference between success and failure. Daily interactions with co-workers, a manager, and vendors can have vastly different…

Business Email: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly How many business emails do you get each day? 50, 100, more? For many of us it seems as if there is no end to the incessant onslaught of email that…

I don’t mean to raise any sort of alarm but do you know what month it is? That’s right, it’s June and we’re basically half-way into 2018. Cliché alert, boy is the year going by quickly! But of course, we…

Tax time is over (phew!), and I always wonder when I can get rid of my old records and tax forms. Well, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance to the rescue! An article in their May 2018 issue outlines when you can get…

Do you have difficulty maintaining your focus? Many of us do, in part because of the incessant barrage of interruptions that we face each day. It’s a wonder that we ever get anything done at all. But “do” we must…

How many emails do you get each day? 50? 100? 200 or more? (For comparison, I receive between 50 and 80 every weekday.) Most business people complain about their overstuffed inboxes and some readily admit to deleting almost all messages…

Savvy business owners and professionals understand that networking requires time and patience in order to build a pipeline of promising contacts, leads, and referral sources. Networking, after all, is only as good as the energy and effort you take to…

There’s something about the New Year that makes us desire some personal changes in life. It’s as if turning the calendar page inspires us to think about self-improvement. Making major alterations to one’s life requires a plan and a good…

Another New Year is just around the corner and December seems to have snuck up on us. If you’re like me, you might be juggling a whole bunch of “traditional” year-end activities: work parties, family get-togethers, and, of course, holiday…