Sep 24, 2014 | Budget, Control, Employees, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Money, Operations, Plan, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups
Planning Ideas for Next YearAh, fall… my favorite time of year on the east coast—crisp fall mornings followed by gentle afternoon sunshine. For me, these weather changes provide a sign that a new business year looms around the corner. And it’s also time to do some...
Sep 11, 2014 | Control, Employees, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Money, Operations, Organize, Plan, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups
Is Your Workplace Innovative?Whether you’re in a team of 1 or a group of 1,000, an innovative workplace will become important for your business to maintain competitiveness in the long run. An innovative workplace is also a benefit for your employees: it creates a fun...
Jul 30, 2014 | Control, Employees, Health, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Mental Health in Business, Operations, Plan, Start Ups
I’ve been managing people for years, but I continue to be conflicted about how to deal with employees who bring personal problems to work. According to recent research, by Bensinger, DuPont & Associates concludes that forty-seven percent of employees say...
Jul 29, 2014 | Control, Employees, Health, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Mental Health in Business, Money, Plan, Start Ups
Did you ever feel like you were in a truly dark business situation? So far deep into the woods that you wondered, “How did I get here?” That you asked yourself, “How do I get out of this mess?” I’ll certainly share my dark business situations with you, but I would...
Jul 9, 2014 | Budget, Employees, Health, Humor in Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Just for Fun, Mental Health in Business, Money, Organize, Plan, Sales, Start Ups
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have the knowledge that you have today, but at a younger age? Being older and wiser, then going back to an earlier time, would remove a lot of stress from life—and it could even be fun! The formative years of middle school,...
Jun 25, 2014 | Budget, Employees, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Money, Plan, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups, The Blog of Author John J McAdam
What Is Marketing? Why do so many businesspeople today confuse marketing with sales? I feel sorry for people who mix up marketing and sales when trying to generate new business. Closing a sale is hard enough with marketing support, let alone without it. Have you ever...