Ah yes, we’re coming to the end of the year and while we’re busy with the frantic pace of holiday celebrations, we are also (hopefully) putting the finishing touches on our marketing and business development plans for 2015. Many of…
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Top Ten Things You Can Do To Grow Your Business in 2015
We’re pretty much in the home stretch now. Holiday shopping, parties galore and trying to finish up the year with a track record of success while at the same time planning for 2015. But wait…you are doing 2015 planning, right?…
How to Manage Stress
• Feeling anxious and nervous • Having trouble sleeping or eating or perhaps you are eating too much • Difficulty concentrating • Nervous tics and mannerisms • Taking or thinking about drugs • Irritability; arguing with your family and co-workers…
Three Ways to Improve Employee Satisfaction
It’s generally agreed upon that happy and satisfied employees are more productive, efficient and loyal and so with that being said you would think that employers would do more to ensure employee satisfaction. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the…
Working in a Home Office is Great Except When…
Let’s face it, working at home is very appealing. No interruptions, a 15-second commute, no one looking over your shoulder, time to play with the dog or throw in a load of laundry…what could be bad? But the truth is that…
What To Do When You Can’t Afford to Give a Year-End Bonus
Expectations are high. Sure, maybe they don’t think that it’s a slam dunk, and they probably haven’t started to make specific plans on how to use the money but make no mistake about it, they’ve definitely started to mull it…
How Many Holiday Parties is TOO MANY Holiday Parties
Take heed, for the holiday season and associated festivities are just about to get started. It seems a bit surreal for it is only October but invitations for office holiday parties are hitting the email inboxes now, months in advance,…
Pumping It Up in the All Important Fourth Quarter
It’s Not Over ’til the Fat Lady Sings. A famous colloquialism and it sounds just about right because we all know that you can never be 100% certain of an outcome until it is over. If we agree this statement…
What Businesspeople Can Learn from Derek Jeter
The world has been abuzz with all things Derek Jeter these days….his career, his accomplishments, and his professionalism on and off the field. I am a big believer in the parallels between sports and business and have found that my…
Top Tips on Staying Fit at Work
There is little disagreement – exercise and staying fit are important for our health and overall well being but if you work in an office and spend much of your day at the computer or in meetings, it can be…