Work-Life Balance: Juggling Business, Family, Passion
When we are young, dreams of future passions are fun, exciting, and boundless. As the years pass, families are formed, careers are required, and the pressures, as well as obligations, of life seem to monopolize our attention— leaving those passions to seemingly sit on the shelf. However, it …
Forbes
Are Other Entrepreneurs the Best Source of Business Advice?
When you’re an entrepreneur, one of your best sources of advice can be other entrepreneurs. Sometimes, though, the advice they offer may …
AllBusiness
Why Do So Many People Think Management Doesn’t Require Training?
We live in a management age where the prevailing philosophy is “leaner is better” and perceived “extras” like training and development …
Forbes
Gratitude Is Good for Business. 6 Ways to Improve it in Your Office
“I’m starving,” is a phrase I correct quickly and often with my 18-year-old. The words we choose are important and powerful, and my son …
Inc
Stressed at Work? Mentoring a Colleague Could Help
Decades of research has demonstrated how junior employees benefit from being mentored. Guidance from senior colleagues has also been …
Harvard Business Review
4 Myths About Starting a Business Later In Life
Age should never hold you back, especially when it comes to the world of business. The fact is that 50 year olds launching their own …
The Startup Magazine
Finding your company’s cultural sweet spot
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a pretty tasty bon mot, though it’s doubtful that Peter Drucker, who usually gets credit for …
Strategy + Business
Embracing the lack of meaning in your job could ultimately help you find it
Almost every modern employee is engaged in two types of work. There’s actual work (the stuff you get paid to do), and then there’s meta …
Business Insider
Why Trusting Your Gut Is the Key to Entrepreneurial Success
In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Business Rockstars talks with the co-founder of Boxfox, Chelsea Moore, about her varied …
Entrepreneur
How I learned to be motivated by failure
When I was starting out in my career, I had all the determination, motivation, and confidence. I graduated early from Washington …
Fast Company
The Importance Of Core Values And A Mission Statement
Spring has arrived. It’s time to open the windows and do a little spring cleaning. Don’t forget it’s just as important to clean up your business as it is your home. One of the best ways to start is to dust off your business plan. Here are a few things you must include (or update) if you want your business to succeed.
Of course, don’t forget to literally clean the office. There’s no telling how many dust bunnies are behind that printer.
Five Ways To Sustain Your Business
The hard work of spring cleaning is just getting started. It’s one thing to write your business plan and stick to it for a short time, but it’s another thing entirely to sustain that business for five, 10, or 20 years while reevaluating where you are and where you need to be. Here’s what it will take to sustain, scale, and grow.