Hiring the Right People for a Luxury Pet Boutique

People will always be the number one reason that sales continue to grow. Therefore, hiring the right people will be critical to the growth and profitability of any business. But where do you find them?

The First Leadership Reality: Everybody Wants to be on a Good Team

The first leadership reality, “Everybody wants to be on a good team,” applies to all levels of leadership. It is the underlying paradigm with which to make your organization productive. Whether you run a company or a small department in a large corporation, those working for you expect you to do what it takes to make your organization a good team. Once you realize this, then you understand that all the leadership skills that you work on, whether they be traits, principles, practices, etc., are geared toward making you influence your employees in a positive manner to get the assigned job done.

Team Building: Why Can't Artisans Get Along?

When team members clash, disaster strikes. Project deadlines are missed, HR referees team members, the boss is angry for a week, and the raises everyone expects vanishes in the face of discord. Which personality causes team meetings to be longer than necessary?

Team Building: Why Can't We All Get Along?

When team members clash, disaster strikes. Project deadlines are missed, HR referees team members, the boss is angry for a week, and the raises everyone expects vanishes in the face of discord.

How to Build an Office Team

Help wanted: professional, flexible, dynamic, well-organized, accurate, self-starter, independent thinker, upbeat, energetic, multi-tasked, experienced team player. A lot to ask of any individual, especially one who has not played on any team since softball in the third grade!

Coping with Difficult People

I read recently that toxic people make up about ten percent of the population and cause over 50% of all relational damage. For our own well-being and the well-being of those we care about we must learn how to cope with these toxic people at home, at work and at play.

Team Building Events and Exercises

A look at Team Building and what it is exactly! There are so many ways to go about bringing a group of people together. Each team is individual and it's not as simple as it seems to make them work more effectively together. There are a number of factors up for discussion...

Hiring On Attitude Gives Your Business Altitude

How do you find employees with good attitudes? It’s simple to understand. You look for them. They are everywhere.

Random Word Brainstorming

Traditional brainstorming has the effect of limiting creativity. The random word process forces the mind to dig deeper. Intuition is stimulated, and creativity flows.

A Day in the Life of a Customer

The key in today’s competitive climate is to ensure you invest in your team to ensure they are the best ambassadors you can have when they deal with your customers.

Team Building - 7 Steps to Success

A step by step guide on how to ensure a team building session delivers results back to the workplace - and why team building should not be confused with team bonding.

Team Building - From Fun Event to Genuine Team Improvements

A step by step guide on how to structure a debriefing session after a team building activity to maximise the results back in the workplace - and why an unstructured approach leaves people with good memories but little or no development.

Managing Your Team (Part 1) - Is It Struggling?

Is your team struggling to make progress and not sure quite how to move forward? Whether leading the team or not, if you get one thing, one idea that helps the team to move forward, then it's worth the investment of your time. Part 1 of 10

Team Building - Making the Whole Greater than the Sum of the Parts

An examination of what makes an effective team and why so often a team with all the raw ingredients necessary to be high performing falls well short of its potential.

Boost the Efficiency of Your Business up to 200% Using Teamwork Software

This article will help you to improve your business by implementing a suitable teamwork solution. Take into account the topics presented in the article when choosing teamwork software for your company. The main idea behind the article is to get close to the understanding of which requirements should be met when implementing a teamwork solution for small teams.