Thought Leaders
Build a Culture of Accountability in 5 Steps
What do "accountable"employees do differently? They quickly acknowledge their mistakes and failures and learn from the experience.
Doug and Polly White are small business experts, speakers and consultants who work with entrepreneurs through Whitestone Partners. They are also co-authors of the book Let Go to GROW, which focuses on growing your business.
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Human Resources
Feeling the Drain of Business Demands? Focus on These 3 Areas.
Have you considered coordinating your nightly bedtime with your partner? Tactics and rituals are the way to stay physically and spiritually healthy.
Building a Business
No One Can Match Silicon Valley, But Other Cities Benefit From Fostering Startups
How Richmond, Va. is building a great entrepreneurial ecosystem, and what other cities can learn.
Thought Leaders
Company Culture Comes From Good Leadership
It's important for founders to define culture as their company scales.
Building a Business
Acquisitions Can Help You Scale, but Come With Risks
Sometimes the only shortcut to growth is through acquisition, but can you afford it?
Building a Business
4 Ways Co-Working Spaces Inspire Innovation and Collaboration
More interaction, ideas, concepts and thinking often lead to more innovation, creativity and a more profitable business.
Building a Business
Building Your Management Team as Your Startup Scales Is a ‘Make-or Buy’ Decision
How do you decide to let someone go, when there is a heartfelt attachment and perhaps a family or friend connection involved?
Building a Business
4 Times ‘Fail Fast, Fail Cheap’ Is the Wrong Advice
Used at the wrong time or taken to an extreme, failing fast and failing cheap can result in significant destruction of value.
Building a Business
Sometimes You Need to Let Go of a Bad Idea
When you go into business, especially with a new or unique idea, how do you know when to persist and when to change course?
Entrepreneurs
4 Reasons People Procrastinate and a Cure for Each One
With the ever-increasing barrage of distractions, the percentage of people suffering from serious procrastination issues is on the rise.
Business Funding
It Always Takes More Time and Money Than You Think to Start a Business
It is the unanticipated items that cause most startups to take longer and cost more to reach breakeven.
Building a Business
The Crazy, Labor-Intensive Technique We Used to Get Our First Clients
Networking and coffee meetings didn't work for us. We needed a different way to sell our services.
Entrepreneurs
Gain an Extra Week of Time Each Year. Yes, You Read That Right.
It only takes 10 minutes a day to add up to that week. Here are the strategies to get you there.
Human Resources
Handling Employment Gaps on Your Resume
Hiding gaps, dissembling about negative reasons for gaps and failing to upgrade skills when you are out of work are all no-no's.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Promote Healthy Competition
Competition can be a catalyst for innovation for innovation and improvement. So, don't squelch it at your company.
Thought Leaders
4 Reasons Your People Can’t Manage Themselves
Hiring good people is just the first step. You need to manage relationships with employees continuously in order to reap the benefits they bring.
Building a Business
4 Things You Didn’t Think You Would Need When You Scaled Your Business
Business owners often believe that figuring out how to grow their business will be their biggest challenge. But that's just the start.
Building a Business
5 Reasons to Slow or Stop the Growth of Your Business
Sometimes, you simply don't want to grow. And that's okay.
Thought Leaders
How to Terminate an Employee With an ‘Irreplaceable’ Skill
Cross-training employees on every job in your organization ensures that you'll never be held "hostage" to a difficult, if skilled, employee.
Thought Leaders
How to Use ‘Decision Trees’ to Improve Your Decision Making
Risk tolerance is the factor that will often help you determine which of your options is best.
Business Operations & Logistics
How to Forecast Revenue for Sales Prospects
Predicting potential revenue from clients in various parts of the sales pipeline is hard. This technique can help.
Business Accounting
Understanding the Math Behind Discounts: Are They the Right Choice for You?
Discounts sound good. But consider: Discounting strategy has its pros and cons.
Business Accounting
How to Calculate the Success of a Direct Mail Campaign
The first thing you need to determine? The close rate needed to break even.
Building a Business
3 Keys to Outstanding Account Management
Developing and managing client relationships is critical to the success of a professional services firm.
Thought Leaders
Are Your Employees Capable of and Willing to Do the Job?
For most employers, deciding whether or not to fire an employee is the toughest call they make.
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To Motivate Your Employees, Give Honest Feedback
Feedback should be tailored to the individual, well thought out and delivered close to the event. Anything else will limit the motivational effect.
Thought Leaders
Will Training Help Improve Employee Performance?
First, do you really need training at your company? Second, should it be sourced internally or externally?
Thought Leaders
Removing Roadblocks Will Boost Employee Effectiveness
Lack of critical resources, bad policies and vendor issues may all arise. What should you do about them?
Building a Business
3 Steps to Help Employees Understand Your Objectives and Expectations
When you set objectives, your job is to clearly relay your expectations to the employee.
Building a Business
Why do Start-ups Fail? Revenue May Be the No. 1 Reason.
And a the failure to differentiate your product is a key reason for that lack of revenue.
