Reading Time: 4 minutes When you need to find savings in your business, look at the areas of systems, energy, people and inventory
Tag: Business management
The cost of a smile – and the big payoff for your business
Reading Time: 3 minutes People are more likely to buy from those who are smiling. And happy staff solve problems easier than sombre workers
7 steps to effective performance management
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why do we always blame the manager for failed performance management? Doesn’t some of the accountability rest with the employee?
How banks can help Canada’s SMEs
Reading Time: 4 minutes They could start by formalizing the treatment of intangibles so (some of them) can be collateralized for banking purposes
In one fell Swoop, Jetlines gets a leg up on its competition
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s newest ultra-low-cost carrier has made a bold move by changing its home base to Vancouver from Abbotsford
The entrepreneur’s tricky work-life balancing act
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our business problems are difficult to leave behind, especially when the business is tied to us personally, financially or emotionally
5 tips to help ensure your next meeting is a success
Reading Time: 3 minutes The logistics behind planning a meeting are just as important as the content so always ask your meeting participants for their feedback
Adding the human element to virtual communication
Reading Time: 5 minutes From email to phone calls to video conferencing, how to manage what you project to make the best leadership impression
Five things your business could learn from Starbucks
Reading Time: 4 minutes Customer service, exclusive products, ambience, pricing and systems are all important to the coffee giant – and you
How to avoid an onstage meltdown
Reading Time: 3 minutes Four tips to ensuring your speech or presentation doesn’t end in disaster