Boundaries can prevent burning bridges
Usually, in business, the bad endings could often have been avoided, and even salvaged the relationship or at the very least, not spoiled it for future possibilities.
Five perils of pursuing profit-driven success
Here are five ways in which companies are negatively affected by pursuing profits over all else.
The best advice I’ve ever received
A good mentor will help you stay motivated and reduce your mistakes. Here is some of the best mentor advice that I have received over the years: A good mentor will help you stay motivated and reduce your mistakes. Here is some of the best mentor advice that I have received over the years:
Don’t ask for a job. Ask for advice. This came from one of my first mentors and proved to be invaluable because if you straight up ask someone for a job, they’ll be thinking about how they can tell you no. If you ask for advice, they’re more likely to want to help. At the very least, they can introduce you to other valuable connections.
Five things a company should know about managing its digital assets
Digital Assets are any files that hold a level of value to your company.
Entrepreneur understands the challenge of addiction
In an article published by Newsweek, it was reported that 32 million Americans (nearly 1 in 7 adults) have struggled with a severe alcohol problem in the last year alone. For most adults, moderate alcohol use is likely not harmful. For others, alcohol use is a disease that can have negative affects on an individual’s […]
Resources for business growth
Duquesne University’s annual Entrepreneur’s Growth & Networking Conference is designed to help the small business community stay competitive, find resources to grow, and network with other small business owners.
The bookends of success
The Bookends of Success
Five steps to create new strategies, overcome obstacles and achieve exponential performance
Successful companies and business teams leverage collaboration, creativity and innovation to achieve exponential results — I call them 10X results — in their lives and businesses.
Four ways purposeful brands differentiate from competitors
Building a purposeful brand — one that believes in something more valuable than profits alone — is a challenging but ultimately fruitful journey. It takes time, energy and tenacity to morph a business into the type of company where employees are energized, customers are advocates and competitors are envious.
Can your company handle the truth?
Thirty years of research at VitalSmarts shows most organizations also can’t handle the truth. And it costs them in every way from customer retention, profitability and diversity, to employee engagement and safety. In fact, our general finding is that you can pretty much measure the health of an organization by measuring the average lag time between identifying and discussing concerns.