Some people seem to have a knack for sustaining a profit from one year to the next, while others barely remain afloat. If you are having trouble growing your business, you are not alone. Nearly 50% of businesses fail by their fifth year. The good news is that you don't have to become part of that statistic. Listed below are a few tips for achieving success. Have Good … [Read more...] about What It Takes to Successfully Run Your Business
Management Skills
Why Entrepreneurs Need to Learn the Skill of Storytelling
In a data-driven world, facts and figures are the order of the day in sales calls, employee meetings, board rooms, and political assemblies. Traditionally, when a person is trying to convince someone else to do something they use the logic of benefits and features - long the sacred domain of anyone in sales. And they are missing the boat. What truly moves us as human … [Read more...] about Why Entrepreneurs Need to Learn the Skill of Storytelling
8 Ways to Teach Yourself Optimism
Global warming. Terrorism. Confusing health care system. Wars around the globe. Powerful hurricanes and earthquakes. Economic downturns. Look at the headlines and it's enough to make you stay in bed. But wait! There is hope. It's not the cock-eyed optimism sung about in South Pacific, the hottest show on Broadway. Rather it's what psychologists in France are calling … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Teach Yourself Optimism
Importance of Teamwork in Your Small Business
The third week in May is a very special week in Annapolis, MD. It is Commencement Week for the United States Naval Academy midshipmen, and every year the Blue Angels rehearse on Tuesday and perform on Wednesday afternoon. This year, for the first time in many years, several friends and I went to see this magnificent team perform and perform they did. I took this picture while … [Read more...] about Importance of Teamwork in Your Small Business
Internal Public Relations: Keep Your Employees Happy
How much attention do you put on internal public relations in your company? Do you reward your employees well? Do you validate the good things your executives do? Do you tell your partner, your sales team or your IT staff thank you? These questions point out the places where human nature can fall down. It can also tell you a lot about the "PR" of that person or business. … [Read more...] about Internal Public Relations: Keep Your Employees Happy
