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How to Build Your Company Culture on Core Values
A company culture is just a mirror of its owner. The clearer an owner is on what they stand for (and what they won’t stand for) the stronger the company culture they establish will be. In Forbes online, Stanford MBA graduate Kevon Saber gives us the following questions that he used to build the culture at his online wellness app company: 1. When have you felt most alive? Kevon discovered... -
3 Thoughts to Avoid to Increase Sales
Closing sales is the deciding factor between success and failure for every entrepreneur. This kind of pressure can put you in the wrong mindset which can nullify all your efforts. Teri Evans from entrepreneur magazine interviewed sales expert Grant Cardone on how ...
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9 Tips for Employee Motivation in Stressful Times
Can’t seem to keep your workers from getting discouraged during a crisis? Try these 9 steps from The Wall Street Journal to optimize employee motivation in stressful times: 1. Be available for support. Make sure to be available for questions your employees might have, be honest and avoid making promises that you can’t keep. 2. Don’t hover over your workers. Have faith that your staff will figure things out on... -
3 Key Places to Invest Your Marketing Dollars
Is cheap really cheaper?
Saving money is always a good thing, that doesn’t always mean spending less. In this video from Entrepreneur Magazine, Karen Leyland tells us that one of the classic mistakes businesses and start-ups make when branding or ...The post 3 Key Places to Invest Your Marketing Dollars appeared first on Kyosei Coaching.
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3 Top Investments to Improve Employee Engagement
Looking to foster more passion in your employees? Try these three steps by Victor Lipman (via Forbes Magazine) to improve employee engagement. 1. Link Individual Prosperity to Business Prosperity This is not just about providing financial incentives. Financial incentives should, in fact, be applied sparingly as research shows that these can actually impede motivation and performance in circumstances requiring creativity and innovation. Learn to tap into people’s natural drives for autonomy... -
3 Essentials of Market Research
Video Source: SmallBusinessBC via Youtube Market research is the most critical element of starting and growing a successful business, yet it is often overlooked completely or glossed over. Most entrepreneurs in the start-up stage are so enamoured with their idea that they are actually reluctant to go out and do research that might prove it to be unviable. This might seem illogical – surely it makes more sense to... -
9 Critical Mistakes Leaders Make
In this succinct and informative video, Harvard Business Review interviews 9 experts on leadership to discover what they think are the most critical mistakes leaders make. 1. Irresponsibility Good leadership comes from being responsible – for your company, employees and customers. Poor leadership results when you put your self-interest before the interest of the institution that you run. 2. Betraying Trust Trust is the most valuable currency not only for doing... -
3 Keys to Reviving Work Ethic in Millenials
Think younger workers lack a solid work ethic? Canadian HR Reporter interviewed Eric Chester, author of Reviving Work Ethic, on the matter. Here are his thoughts: Value Differences Younger workers don’t have a poor work ethic, just a different one. New workers are entering the workforce with a different values and beliefs. It is important to understand that these values and beliefs are not necessarily bad. They just offer a... -
Fear and Your Future
What is standing in the way of your brighter future? You and your fear.
Seth Godin, author of Poke the Box, states that the amygdala, the part of the brain that is designed to make us fearful of that which ...The post Fear and Your Future appeared first on Kyosei Coaching.
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Adapt Your Leadership Style to The Size of Your Team
What separates a good leader from a great one is the ability to adapt and evolve as their team does. George Bradt give us guidance on the different focus leaders must adopt as the size of their team grows. Here’s how your leadership style might change and grow with your team: The Start-up Team Leading teams of under 10 people should be approached with a start-up mindset that focuses on problem...