“Out of sight, out of mind.” If you don’t see or hear from someone for a period of time you simply stop thinking about them and so I ask you, is that what you wish to have happen with your…
Category: Roger’s Tips (page 11)
Playing Too Hard at Office Holiday Parties & Other Business Blunders
Why is it that with one single flip of the calendar page some people turn silly? The quiet guy in IT; geez, can he throw back those beers. That woman in marketing; seems a little too flirty, yes? I don’t…
How to Make Business Networking Work for You
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…
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…