Let’s talk about tenacity and perseverance. In this day and age, they are quickly becoming virtues that are being more and more neglected. Whereas hard work and sticking to your guns was viewed as something desirable in days gone by, today anything demanding and strenuous is frowned upon. We whine […]
Kathryn Petralia, Co-Founder of Kabbage, an American Express Company Lawmakers have pointed to stabilized GDP and a surging stock market as evidence that the nation is poised to return to “normal” after 2020’s economic catastrophe. But GDP and the S&P are not adequate proxies for real world conditions, especially for […]
Talented people that can support and help grow your business are not easy to find. And when you do find them, it’s even more difficult to keep them attached to your company without a proper growth plan. But this can be difficult for a small business, regardless of its development […]
Back in my corporate days, I worked for a huge company where it was easy to become just another face in the crowd. It was your typical corporate setting where you would find many people who truly hated being there. There was one lady in particular who’s cubicle I would […]
16 Ways to Communicate with Empathy at Work The pandemic turned work-life on its head. We’re caught in the tumble load of a never-ending workday, pinballing between Zoom and Slack, duking it out with the family for WiFi, dishes piling up around us in our office…er…kitchen, and just trying to […]
Over the past year, most leaders have put employee happiness on the back burner. Deb Boelkes says it’s time for that to change. Not only is fostering workplace happiness a great Valentine’s Day gesture, but it will also shape your company’s future as we move into recovery. It may […]
