Dave Says
Conquering the Fear of Failure
Running a business can be scary. You put your heart and soul into your company and can’t imagine doing anything else. Then, you realize that no matter how successful you are, you might be just […]
Month: January 2016
Business Management
The Mismanagement of Change
As humans we are driven to make connections, find patterns, and establish associations in places where they may not inherently exist. We are compelled to bind ourselves to the external world and have a fundamental […]
IT & Internet
5 Unexpected Ways Businesses Can Use Smartphones to Drive Profit
No matter the product, service or industry, mission, or corporate philosophy, nearly every business is bottom line-driven. As well, there is no shortage of ingenuity as to how companies try to glean more profit out […]
HR & Employees
Build Your Bench With MVP’s
In most organizations, you’ll find more people who understand how to hit the ball than people who can decide which game to enter, more people with well-honed skills for producing results in the short run than […]
Branding
5 Breakthrough Social Media Tactics for Luxury Branding
In online marketing we’re bombarded with new rules to follow and ways to follow them, but what if the smartest way to spend on Facebook and Google is to stop spending as much? Enter Kay […]
Business Management
5 Tips to Grow in Small Town America
If you grew up with a family business in rural America or are starting a business in a small town, don’t let your location stop you from being a huge success. According to a recent […]
Leadership
4 Top Leadership Myths
Too often people find themselves leading others without the right experience or training. And too often people assume they and others can and will figure it out as they go. While they are “figuring it […]
Networking
5 Steps to great networking for sales success
We’re all in sales, whether we want to be or not. We’re selling our ideas, our career advancement, and selling others on helping us out. Small and medium businesses are at a selling disadvantage: limited […]
Travel
Connecting the Yachts in Antigua
Tina Westwood’s Caribbean Concierge Services The roots of Tina Westwood’s business taking care of Antigua’s yacht owners first sprouted when she was 19 years old. A girlfriend asked if she’d like to work on a […]
HR & Employees
17 Things You Unknowingly Do At Work That Say “I Don’t Care”
You care deeply about your clients, employees and coworkers. Of course you do. But if you’re like most people in the workplace (be they leaders, front line workers or someone in the vast middle ground […]
Customer Relations
Simple Solutions for Improving Customer Service
The U.S. distribution landscape looks considerably different today than it did a decade ago. E-commerce has grown almost 18 percent each year, according to McKinsey & Co., and customer satisfaction expectations are high. For the […]