Although there are signs the economy is slowing recovering, millions of people are under-employed or unemployed. Personal financial stress can take its toll on your emotional and physical well-being. And you don’t leave all of that stress at home when you go to work every day. At work there are the normal business challenges, but […]
Small business optimism was up the past couple of months, and there are rumblings that small business hiring may pick up again soon too. Making the decision to hire a new employee is scary for a lot of small business owners. It’s a business risk and a big investment. So if you decide to add […]
An alarming Gallup poll published earlier this year is still sending shockwaves throughout the business community: Most American workers either hate their jobs or don’t care one way or the other about them. Less than a third of Americans are actively engaged in their work, meaning they’re passionate about it, enthusiastic and energetic. They’re consistently […]
During a conference call with members of the Patch team, AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong lashed out at his creative director, Abel Lenz and fired him for taking pictures. According to a variety of news reports, the call took place one day after AOL announced major cutbacks at Patch, and was meant to boost morale for […]
No one can understand the stress and frustration of building a business unless you’ve been there. Even your employees who work in the trenches with you daily can’t comprehend the amount of tension, concern, sometimes even fear you experience when it’s your tush that’s on the line. Believe me I know! The high-level of stress […]