It's great to be your own boss, but it’s challenging to stay focused when no one's watching over you. Productivity can slip for any number of reasons, whether it's getting distracted by personal email or feeling fidgety after sitting still for too long. So, how can you be the boss and still improve productivity...
The most successful products that come to market are those that solve real-life problems of consumers. Take the standing desk, for example. Although standing desks have been around for hundreds of years, modern statistics show that the average worker sits at a desk for 5 hours and 41 minutes each workday. So much sitting...
Starting a business can be the most exciting career move in your life. You’re passionate about your ideas, and you can’t wait to share them with the world. The urge to move forward fast can be your biggest mistake, though. Every successful business owner will tell you: there is a lot you need to research...
When you become a small business owner, you automatically open yourself up to a range of new roles and responsibilities. Although you may have no prior experience, one of the most important responsibilities you will encounter is managing a small team of workers - whether they are employees who work alongside you or freelancers...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Another year is here, and many people choose to make a goal to be better versions of ourselves. Our work lives are an easily quantified place to start– we are given formal reviews and rewarded for jobs well done in promotions or pay raises. There are other aspects of our career too...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Time is an abstract concept. It’s not something we can see or touch, but it has a tremendous impact on our lives. We talk about spending time and wasting time as if it is some invisible form of currency that we can use to reach our goals and to get the...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]It's more likely than not that your organization is present on social media. If it isn't, this is the last call to set up social media profiles and start enjoying all the benefits brought by social marketing. Needless to say, this kind of marketing can also produce terrible disasters – as...
“As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] If you’re anything like me, this year has been a wild ride. More than ever, I find I’m constantly fighting off distractions so I can work on that small, but mighty, list of what moves the needle and makes an impact. In fact, it’s easy to blow through a whole day and...
Business trips are necessary, but they don’t come without complication. It would be excellent if you could take the entire office with you, but it’s just not feasible. While you likely have your laptop with you, it’s not going to be able to follow you everywhere. When you’re outside of your hotel room, how...
