By Dan Coughlin The Any Person Mindset says any person can make a significant difference. However, to make a significant difference you have to get opportunities to make a difference. Abraham Lincoln was largely the same person in March 1865 as he was in March 1860. The difference was he had the opportunity to be […]
Sometimes young, innovative companies start an initiative and it gets a lot of publicity at the beginning then sort of fades away. The idea – however clever and forward-thinking it is – just doesn’t pan out. For example, Amazon shuttered its Amazon Webstore program in 2015. However, occasionally the ideas work and Facebook’s Hackamonth program […]
No doubt about it, being the boss is hard. Managing others means you have plenty of responsibility, and you have plenty on your plate. But like any good manager you know how important it is that your employees feel valued. Happy workers typically experience a 12 percent increase in productivity when compared to unhappy workers, […]
The question of whether instant messaging and social media in the workplace are productivity killers or loyalty enhancers has been an intense topic of debate for the last several years. As 2016 rolls in, Facebook, the social media heavyweight champion of the world, is going to put its mark on the topic. After having […]
Not many people know this, but after Santa finishes his deliveries on Christmas morning, he always finds a few extra gifts at the bottom of his bag. The big guy has been gracious enough to share with us five of these that were intended to go to some hard-working small business owners. As with your […]