5 ways you can kill your team's enthusiasm and productivity
3
JAN 2018
'Business'
5 ways you can kill your team's enthusiasm and productivity
When we talk about leadership strategies, we generally focus on the positive. "10 ways to energize your team!” or "adopt these habits of legendary leaders.” Today though, I want...
Entrepreneurs need to invest in their lives as well as their businesses
27
DEC 2017
'Business'
Entrepreneurs need to invest in their lives as well as their businesses
Life as an entrepreneur is stressful. There is nothing quite like the freedom of being your own boss and master of your financial future, but nothing quite as demanding either. ...
Fixed Vs Growth: The difference in mindsets that govern success
22
NOV 2017
'Business'
Fixed Vs Growth: The difference in mindsets that govern success
What makes one person successful and another not? Why do some people plateau early in life while others seem to keep on rising? Well, ask an economist and they might say the difference lies in...
Outsourcing and automation are not costs for small businesses, they're money savers
1
NOV 2017
'Business'
Outsourcing and automation are not costs for small businesses, they're money savers
Small business owners are naturally ambitious. Anyone who breaks free of the typical 9-5 of working for someone else isn't the type to just take things as they come. That why when you have an...
3 things a good designer will do
20
SEP 2017
'Business'
3 things a good designer will do
Finding the right design team for your project isn't always easy. Obviously there are things you can do to narrow down the field and help you find a good hire for your project. Looking at a...
It's good to be nice – how being liked can grow your business
26
JUL 2017
'Business'
It's good to be nice – how being liked can grow your business
When we talk about growth strategies and marketing plans, the conversation typically drifts into the technical, the quantifiable, the solid concrete factors at play. Practical policy sure, but...
What your email sign off says about you
26
JUL 2017
'Business'
What your email sign off says about you
It's easy to think of email sign-offs as a bit stodgy. An unnecessary throw-back to the times when writing and delivering a letter was a lot more involved and effort intensive than just dashing...
Secrets of a great product description
19
JUL 2017
'Business'
Secrets of a great product description
When you enter the online market place, you're stepping into one huge pond. Instead of just competing with the local businesses in your neighborhood, suddenly you're fighting for the same...
The architecture of collaboration: How seating informs a meeting’s dynamic
21
JUN 2017
'Business'
The architecture of collaboration: How seating informs a meeting’s dynamic
Max Cohen de Lara and David Mulder van der Vegt, two Amsterdam based architects, have spent the past six years on a mission - to understand governments by looking at the way they design their...