Being an HR Manager is a challenging role. It’s not a fluffy responsibility where you get to talk to a couple of people and beautify offices. Managing human resources implies effectively organizing people and their work, developing competencies to enhance both individual as well as organizational performance, implement new technology and keep employees happy. At […]
Whether with clients, customers, colleagues, leads or influencers, relationships are key to business success. You work hard at your relationships, but did you know there are plenty of seemingly harmless behaviours that might be damaging them? Here are 4 ways that you might be sabotaging your business relationships, as well as a little advice to […]
There’s no doubt that workplace happiness and productivity falls under the remit of Human Resources, but more often than not, HR professionals get bogged down in admin and paperwork meaning happiness and productivity either get ignored or delegated to other members of staff. We’ve found 6 of the best tools you can use to track and […]
Remote working may be controversial but it’s fast becoming a way of life for many people. More and more companies are offering remote working as a way to attract the best talent. However, keeping in touch with remote workers can be difficult, especially when people are working on different things, at different times, possibly in […]
To work at home or not to work at home, that’s the question. Marissa Mayer famously put a stop to remote working when she started as Yahoo! CEO, yet we’ve seen it work for so many other successful companies. The thing to remember is that remote working isn’t for everyone and it might not suit […]
When referring to sports, MVP stands for Most Valuable Player. In the startup world, MVP has come to stand for Minimum Viable Product. The words may be different, but the essence remains the same: for an idea, a business or a product to be viable, it must be valuable.
We all want to live the dream of the 4-hour workweek, an idea made popular by author Tim Ferriss who preaches the idea of working smart and being rich in time, not just money. For most people, however, the idea of a four hour workweek sounds too much like a fantasy. But what about a […]
“I need my email on all the time.” “People expect me to to be always on.” I get this alot. In practically every Inbox Zero workshop I run.
Being a leader isn’t as black and white as it once was—especially if you value your employees and customers. There are a lot of pressures faced by managers – we get it.
Cleaning your room was never fun but you have to admit it served the greater purpose of being able to easily find the things you need and, in the end, it made everything function better. Keeping your team organized isn’t any different. Here are three tips about how to keep your team organized and better […]
**UPDATE: Thanks to The Next Web for covering today’s announcement. [Click to Tweet your support!] It’s time to ditch your Rolodex because today, we are launching Contactzilla for everyone.
Hey, no one said it was easy. Not everyone is born to be a leader or manage a company. You learn as you go along. You can read blogs and books, or learn directly from mentors and leaders, but sometimes you just have to learn it the hard way. Here are 11 business management lessons […]
