Tony Little: How to let egos go — and let your business grow
Egos are a big factor in business. Egos can cost companies a lot of money. I learned this simple fact a long time ago, and to this day, it amazes me how much time, energy and resources are wasted by individuals unwilling to check their egos at the door and let their companies be successful. […]
Kelly Smallridge revamped the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County to warm up the welcome mat for CEOs
Getting a group of public and private leaders that are all working toward the same goal.
Online banking improves business efficiencies and profits
Instead of calling to check an account balance or to find out if a check has cleared, time-starved executives are finding it easier to focus on sales and profits — through technology. Online banking customers are the most engaged because they’re using all available channels and tools to drive efficiencies and profits, says Jan Hoyt, […]
Unearthing moneymaking gems is often just a case of exploring your company’s financial statements
Business leaders today don’t need to be big data gurus to discover new ways to boost revenue and earnings as long as they understand the basic fundamentals of data analysis and have a few minutes to spare. Analyzing your financial statements can reveal a bounty of insightful trends and potential moneymaking opportunities that warrant and […]
5 tips for improving your focus as a busy professional
When you go to the dictionary to look for the definition of focus, you will see such lofty things as: “the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by […]
The key to generating interest
You’ll never convert prospects into clients if you don’t know how to engage them
When developing your plan, idea or initiative, be ruthless in fine-tuning, tweaking and editing
The tinkering game
The power of an open mind: Don’t let self-imposed limitations stop you from growth
What if the leaders at IBM had stuck to making punch card equipment? What if after making the transition to the personal computer market, they had stayed entrenched there? Punch card equipment is long gone, and with recent PC sales numbers significantly in decline, the leaders of IBM have stayed ahead of monumental changes in […]
Keeping employees guessing can be effective in driving creativity
Reliable but not predictable
Donna Rae Smith: How your state of mind can affect your ability to lead
Long work hours, heightened competition, demands for efficiency, and new laws and regulations are all challenges faced by executive leaders today. It often feels like we’re running up the down escalator — constantly in motion, exerting excessive energy with our adrenaline pumping just to get through a normal day. After awhile, the demands take their […]