Hiring mistakes can happen to anyone. All leaders and managers make hiring mistakes occasionally. In many cases, you simply cannot predict how well a candidate will turn out once they’re hired and working for your business. So accept that you’re not ...
Whether or not a supplier is the only option you have for certain products, you should approach negotiations strategically. In a competitive market, every cost makes a difference to your bottom line. By securing the best possible deal with suppliers, you ...
Innovative organisations do more than just incorporate the latest and greatest technology into their systems. That’s because innovation IS more than just technology. In fact, although modern innovation often involves technology because we’re so focused ...
Strategic planning is important: it creates a vision for a business’s future. Many companies get bogged down and either procrastinate their planning or meet week after week without seeing real progress. What can you do to ensure that your strategic ...
Leadership in business isn’t so different from leadership in other settings. In fact, people who excel at leading in their homes and communities are often the same people who excel at leading in business. Workers need to be led by people who can set and ...
Annual performance reviews have long been a staple of the corporate world, but, increasingly, it looks like they may be going the way of the dinosaurs. After so many years of being the go-to evaluation method for employee performance, why are annual ...
Finances are not everyone’s strong suit, especially entrepreneurs - who tend to be big-picture thinkers and don’t necessarily want to get stuck in the detail of things. Regardless, this is something worth considering and taking note. Here are five tips ...
What could you do with real-time data that you can't do right now? This is an important question that business owners and managers should consider. Companies that take advantage of real-time data find that they're more agile, more in-tune with their ...