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Four ways to increase referrals to your business
5/27/2015
When it comes to getting referrals for your business, look no further than your existing customer base. There’s nothing better than the recommendation of a satisfied customer.
Most business owners will tell you that it takes more than...
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Managers: Emphasize employee strengths to engage them
5/15/2015
Employees are most engaged and perform best on the job when their managers focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses, new research by Gallup has found.
Those employees who are encouraged to use their talents and strengths in their job...
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Is your focus on revenues or profits?
4/28/2015
Most business owners and managers with sales responsibility know their sales numbers.
They can tell you their revenues year-to-date for the quarter, for the month, sometimes even for the day.
Unfortunately, many of those same people can’t...
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Why exit interviews are important
4/23/2015
How good are you at looking in two directions at the same time?
That’s what it takes to keep your company at the top of its game.
You must look outward to assess threats and opportunities in the environment. But you must also look inward...
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Make eye contact - and don't bring your dog to the interview
3/25/2015
One job candidate sat in a yoga pose throughout the interview.
Another attempted to hide his dog in a duffel bag on his lap.
And a third tried to Google the answer to a question.
These are just a few of the most outlandish interview behaviors...
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Five steps to setting effective company goals
3/16/2015
Goal setting is nothing new. You’ve likely been setting goals for yourself since you were a child: learn to ride a bike, graduate from high school, get a good job. Human beings are goal-oriented creatures. We like to know the outcome expected...
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