Insperity

JANUARY 14, 2020

Leadership at all levels of your organization, from the founders and C-suite down to managers of individual departments, can be involved in your company SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis has been used by corporations and small business since the ’80s and is still a relevant and practical tool. Who should participate?

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Ruby

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Your small business might have two customer personas, or you might need twenty. If you don’t have personas for your small business yet, now’s always a good time to start! Are they working out of home offices, small offices, or coworking spaces? The post Using customer personas for small business success.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Empowering others can be a great feeling when it comes to both your personal life and your business dealings. The ability to empower others can be a great leadership quality. Empowering others in the workplace and in your personal life can be a great thing for you and your business because it improves employee engagement levels.

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Jamie Vanek made the unexpected career leap from teaching to construction in 2007 and discovered a passion for project management and team leadership. LEADERSHIP QUOTE. Book – Buried in Business: Find Freedom by Unlocking the Power of Your Admin Team. The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Their resilience, innovation and leadership inspire and challenge traditional norms. The Women of Influence awards is an opportunity to honor and celebrate outstanding women who are rewriting the narrative for the next generation—and shaping the future of women’s leadership worldwide. Congratulations to all of our finalists!

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Success

MAY 22, 2023

The former president of Pure Barre, she decided to spend some time in the daily lives of employees’ shoes before stepping into her leadership role after her current company’s acquisition of the brand. “I So whatever changes we had planned for the brand needed to be thoughtful and proved out.

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Work Life

AUGUST 14, 2024

Kate Sotsenko , founder, productivity and leadership coach, TheGoodBusy.com Adopt a customer support platform If you aren’t using a platform like Zendesk, I’d highly recommend adopting one to automate a load of customer support tasks. By asking, “What’s working and what isn’t?” Peter Wuensch , V.P.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

After his junior year, Carnegie heard there was big money in sales, and landed a job in South Dakota with Armour & Company earning $17 a week. But as time passed, he realized these people also needed training in the art of getting along with others in everyday business and social situations. Putting principles on paper.

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Ruby

APRIL 20, 2016

David brings more than 30 years of experience growing service and technology companies, having held leadership roles in marketing at Sage Software, Viewpoint Construction Software, and most recently as the SVP, Marketing & Sales of CSQUIRE Inc. The post Ruby Receptionists welcomes the addition of a CMO.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2023

She wasn’t much for the baking side of it, but the hustle of a small business excited her even then. Wright holds a BBA and is a certified business coach , but her first business and leadership lessons happened in that cake shop. “My She lived it in front of me, and as a result, I live it as well.”

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Work Life

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It definitely doesn’t measure performance or improve business outcomes. “In reality, companies should be striving for engaged employees, not just satisfied employees,” says leadership consultant Abbey Louie. Put the right people in management and leadership positions.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It’s the key to happy relationships and effective leadership. There is value for your business in taking time to help your employees increase their empathy. We know that connecting with people on a deeper level increases sales and leads for your business. But frankly, it’s something most of aren’t very good at.

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Her visionary leadership has driven Bosun to become a trailblazer in delivering flexible staffing solutions to businesses of all sizes. And so that naturally translated into my career, my parents owned a small business. Nicole possesses a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of staffing and marketing.

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SnackNation

AUGUST 28, 2016

Recognition software company Bonusly has a cure for those dog days of summer, when sales cycles seem to slow down, and it’s hard to stay indoors when the sun is shining: go exploring in your own backyard. The tradition started with just one sales person, but eventually other people on his team followed. Get Outdoors. Social Fun.

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Ruby

AUGUST 17, 2020

This is a good time to think about your small business continuity plan and what that will look like once your virtual office is up and running. Use Ruby’s checklist to optimize your business continuity plan. Leadership decision-making is typically better left in-house. Are your people equipped for virtual work?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For reference, I previously interned with this team so I’m not a fully unknown quantity, and leadership at this company has unlimited PTO and the local management seems pretty good about stressing people take time off. And my first job not involving sales). Are small business more toxic than larger ones?

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Vantage Circle

JULY 6, 2021

Strategic Leadership is an acquired skill. Well-implemented strategic decisions and strategic leadership are essential assets to an organization. If this is the case, your company has a critical need for strategic leadership. Meanwhile, towards the end of this article, I'll share my favorite books on strategic leadership.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Amina AlTai is a holistic leadership and mindset coach to notable female leaders and impact driven celebrities, and is the coach behind some of the most well-known female entrepreneurs of our time. Eventually, she became a sought-after inspirational speaker, transformational leadership trainer and certified coach. million views.

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Ruby

JULY 14, 2022

We’re feeling fortunate to have been in the game for nearly two decades—a milestone few businesses achieve. This isn’t just about how far Ruby has made it; it’s about the thousands of small businesses we’ve supported along the way. The value of a small business’s time Another priceless asset?

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Vantage Circle

JULY 6, 2021

Strategic Leadership is an acquired skill. Well-implemented strategic decisions and strategic leadership are essential assets to an organization. If this is the case, your company has a critical need for strategic leadership. Meanwhile, towards the end of this article, I'll share my favorite books on strategic leadership.

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Leadership Decision Making Manufacturing Controlling 52

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I am a writer with a day job at a small business that employs a small but proportionally substantial number of other writers and bookish people. Our leadership meetings are obsessed with talking about drinking. I attend mandatory leadership meetings. I work in sales and have now been promoted two times (yay!).

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Ruby

JULY 7, 2022

Every business has a rough day now and then. Sometimes it’s a slow sales day. In fact, nearly half of all small businesses in the US have recently experienced cyber security incidents , with many of those incidents resulting in hours (if not days) of downtime and significant financial loss.

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Success

MAY 2, 2024

And, for small business owners or freelancers, how much potential business might you lose? The goal should be to put them in a position to succeed and to invest in their growth,” says Billy Moyer, fractional chief people officer and management consultant with SOS Leadership in Austin, Texas.

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Success

MAY 18, 2022

Small businesses can leverage a partnership to compete with a big competitor. We hoped to get clients out of the course, but it was not a hard sales pitch. In the early 1990s, KLM and Northwest Airlines were the first in the industry to share routes and create joint-operated flights to fill more seats and boost profitability.

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BMT Office Administration

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Common types of team structures include: Hierarchical structures that take a top-down approach to leadership roles and reporting lines. 1: Hierarchical structure First, the most common type of team structure is hierarchical, with a pyramid-shaped top-down approach to leadership.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Picture this: Its Black Friday, and the point-of-sale system your thousands of customers depend on keeps crashing. Complaints pour in day after day, and you start to wonder if the business will survive. And as painful as it was, that near-death experience taught me something invaluable: the power of calm leadership.

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Success

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Gauge demand for your product by analyzing purchasing patterns, and consider seasonality and other trends that might affect sales. Organization And Management This section outlines the structure of the business, including its legal structure (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC) and key members of the leadership team.

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Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The rise of women entrepreneurs The rise of women in leadership roles is one of the most inspiring and transformative shifts in todays business world. Celebrating the SUCCESS women of influence This years Women of Influence honorees exemplify the power of growth-minded leadership.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2022

But if you want to hire a sales superstar, you have to be a hiring superstar. The first problem most small-business owners have in hiring salespeople is that they start with faulty assumptions. And hiring salespeople without giving them a strong sales manager (who just might be you!), Hire for attributes.

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Work Life

JANUARY 16, 2024

Searching for ways to increase her online sales, she landed a contract with subscriber-based retailer, Stitch Fix, and used a government pandemic relief loan to fulfill the order. ” Danner-Okotie first saw the potential for scaling her clothing brand when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the boutiques and fairs that carried her designs.

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