As a leader, your job is to motivate your team and help them forge bonds that encourage better collaboration. And during the winter, when cold weather may have everyone stuck inside, is the perfect time of year to bring everyone closer together for a little bit of team building. To find out which approaches work best, we asked a […]
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Ask almost any small business owner about their plans for the holiday season, and there’s about a fifty percent chance they will laugh in your face. December is a notoriously stressful time for business owners, as the combination of wrapping up the end of year finances and projects, creating projections for the year ahead, and
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By Jerry Haffey Jr. With 23.5 million Americans addicted to drugs and alcohol across the United States, the presence of addiction in the workplace is no longer a rare exception. In fact, 25% of your employees, who are lifting heavy loads, operating machinery, crunching numbers, treating patients and the like, are either currently suffering from
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever gifted a gym membership to your staff. If the gym isn’t already one of your workplace perks, then giving a year-long membership is a quick present sure to universally please one and all. Or will it? Gyms may have locations scattered all over the place, but this present is
Productivity is a big buzzword in the world of business these days—and for good reason. Without a productive workforce, it’s impossible to achieve your business goals. I talk quite a bit about productivity here and that’s because it’s useful to understand why certain elements in our day lead to better results. Now, as the holiday
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Hard to believe, but summer is nearly over. Did you take a vacation from your small business this year? If you’re like many entrepreneurs, the answer is no. Just 57% of small business owners in a recent survey by OnDeck Capital say they are vacationing this year, and only 32% say they generally make vacation
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By Dan Warburton Is it possible to choose and create your dream lifestyle without killing yourself in the process? The answer is yes. In fact, the journey to the top can be quite fulfilling. Here are my five top insights on how to leave a legacy without burning yourself out. 1. Display clarity and conviction First
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Do you notice how we entrepreneurs tend to be harder on ourselves than anyone around us? We’re the boss we’d never want to work for—we force ourselves to work long hours, we berate ourselves when we lose a client, and we never come up for air. Excuse me: Wasn’t this whole “owning my own business”
By Tricia Hussung Post sponsored by Lesley University Americans have a global reputation for being hard workers, innovators, and goal-oriented individuals. But while a successful working life has many benefits, it comes at a cost, not only for employees but also for their organizations. The average full-time worker is putting in 47 hours each week,
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By Michael Evans and Kevin Fleming In a striking shift of healthcare costs, patient payments now account for 35% of provider revenue, the third largest source of provider income behind only Medicare and Medicaid. By comparison, in 2000 patients paid just 5% of healthcare provider revenue. This trend is expected to continue, with patients bearing
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