Business Management
No Time To Coach
“As a billing manager, I never seem to have the time to coach my people consistently, and they have such a limited attention span that I get the feeling, especially with my veterans, that they […]
Business Management
Business Management
The Making Of A Good Manager
Nineteen years ago, I returned from my family’s winter holiday, unlocked a small, empty, rented office, and started my own tax and financial planning firm. I knew what it would take for my business to succeed. […]
Business Management
Patrick Finn Sets The Stage For Future Business Success
Patrick Finn is an Irish immigrant who came to America to build a better life in the land of opportunity like so many millions of immigrants before him. When he first arrived in the United […]
Business Management
Why Join Your Local Chamber of Commerce
Some business owners might say their schedule is demanding enough at the moment, and the thought of adding one more activity to their busy calendar is unbearable. So why should they try to cram time […]
Business Management
Taking A Spin Around Your Business
10 items entrepreneurs must work on to bulletproof their business Most startup businesses are little more than an “incorporated job”—a vehicle for the owners to earn a market-rate salary with the hope of future growth. […]
Business Management
14 Things That Really Matter In Business Strategy
I first learned about business strategy while in college a very long time ago. If memory serves me well then the definition goes something like this: the direction and scope of an organization over the […]
Business Management
The Young Professional
As part of the business valuation process, analysts and editors in my department conduct phone interviews with clients to learn more about their companies. I’ve probably performed at least 100 interviews already, but one particular […]
Business Management
Why GPS Fleet Tracking Matters For Your Business
Businesses that rely on fleet vehicles to provide products and services to their clients can experience tangible financial benefits with GPS fleet tracking. GPS tracking essentially puts you in the passenger seat of every truck […]
Business Management
From Entrepreneur To CEO
It takes a certain type of mindset to lead a construction company to success. Most construction company owners started out working for someone else, became experts at a technical skill and then decided to go […]
Business Management
Six Ways Your Business Can Go ‘Green’
Paying attention to the environment demonstrates good stewardship and translates into good business. Companies touting their planet preservation accomplishments via marketing messages benefit from positive publicity, while saving corporate money. Though Earth Day was officially […]
Business Management
What Lessons Can Small Businesses Learn From Non-Profits During These Uncertain Economic Times?
Though it may be difficult to imagine, small businesses have many of the same needs as non-profit organizations. The goal of many non-profits is to help solve the urgent social problems faced by communities. Nonprofits […]
Business Management
Make Money Now And More In The Future
Imagine a world in which very little changed over time. This year’s products are the same as last year’s products, and they’ll be the same as next year’s products, too. The same with production methods, […]
Business Management
It Can Pay To Be Nimble
In business, nothing moves faster than capital. These days—where billions can move halfway around the world with a mouse click, or professional football teams can change cities overnight—your success can be enhanced by a change […]
Business Management
Business Secrets Of The Samurai
You might think that a business manager, whose leadership style is based in martial arts, would be quick to lead by intimidation. For Robert St. Louis, a vice president of operations with a fifth-degree black […]
Business Management
Back To Basics
The first decade of the 21st century has been characterized by exhilarating growth only to be followed by the worst recession most businesses have ever experienced. In loftier times, it took little effort to get […]
Business Management
Finding An Edge
There’s an old saying that what people don’t tell you is more powerful than anything they do tell you. Recent decades have brought us information systems that produce voluminous reports, which unfortunately then sit on […]
Business Management
How To Catch The Wave
Have you ever been to the beach when the surfers were out? Do you remember watching them sit out in the ocean on their boards, waiting for the perfect wave to come along and carry […]
Business Management
Behavior – What’s Holding YOU Back?
What is wrong with my business? Why am I struggling? Why can’t I grow? Why am I losing customers? If you are asking yourself these questions and looking for the answers on your income statement […]
Business Management
Managing For Predetermined Profit
Managing for a predetermined profit is not a well-known practice in the construction industry, where smaller companies, including startups, owner-operated organizations and small partnerships represent the majority of firms. Yet, when put into practice and […]
Business Management
A Health Checkup For Your Business
Measuring key variables keeps you strong. Imagine you’re going to your doctor for an annual physical. You’re expecting the usual round of poking, prodding and blood work, but the doctor just smiles and pronounces you […]
Business Management
Taking Chances
There is no shortage of effective leadership. A search on Google will turn up endless pages of magazine articles, books and speeches about all of those characteristics viewed as essential for a dynamic and motivational […]
Business Management
Fear Of Change
Fear of what’s new or different can stifle your business. Change does not come easily for most employees. In fact, it often threatens them, especially when faced with learning a new routine or process. That’s […]