Competitive pay and benefits attract talent but organizational culture and values is what keeps them onboard. A high salary, large bonuses and frequent raises are often used as incentives to make employees happy. Here’s the thing. Money isn’t the silver bullet to employee happiness. Take for example the infamous case of Gravity Payments. In 2015 the company… Continue reading Do Raises Make Employees Happy or Is It Something More?
Month: July 2017
LAUNCH OF THE LOC EVENT CENTRE
The LOC Events Centre, the newest events space located on Kojo-Thompson Road, Adabraka, was launched on the 22nd of July 2017. The launch took the form of exhibition and networking at the event premises: the L’AINE Office Complex (LOC) building and attracted about 200 guests comprising event vendors, photographers, event planners, hotels, churches and training… Continue reading LAUNCH OF THE LOC EVENT CENTRE
5 Ways to Avoid Writing Content That Will Never Be Read by Anyone
Get exposure by writing smart. Any time you’re writing content, whether it’s for your own site or for a guest post on another blog, you want to produce the best quality content you can. All the same, though, even excellent content can fade into obscurity if you’re not writing something original. I could write you… Continue reading 5 Ways to Avoid Writing Content That Will Never Be Read by Anyone
4 Marketing Strategies You Can Use Before Hiring an Agency
By mastering these four strategies, you’ll start to get the benefit of digital marketing sooner, and you’ll understand the most important key performance indicators that will help you grow your business. When Jim started his commercial painting business he did it all. Even though he wasn’t an expert, he dove into sales, marketing, operations, management and… Continue reading 4 Marketing Strategies You Can Use Before Hiring an Agency
How Steve Jobs Misled a Room Full of Tech Media and Changed the World
Jobs never lied about the first iPhone, he just told the truth prematurely. Have you ever purposely misled a customer? The public? The media? Steve Jobs did. And he did it to change the world. The story goes back to 2007, when Apple was first introducing the iPhone. Jobs knew that he had a product that would have an enormous… Continue reading How Steve Jobs Misled a Room Full of Tech Media and Changed the World
Why This CEO Plans Out Every Minute of His Day — Even Time to Think
XO Group CEO Mike Steib shares his secrets to successful leadership. From the moment he wakes up, Mike Steib has a blueprint of his day planned out. Daily meetings, interviews, employee check-ins, even time to just think — Steib has every minute marked on his calendar. As the CEO of media company XO Group, Steib’s job keeps him pretty… Continue reading Why This CEO Plans Out Every Minute of His Day — Even Time to Think
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Work
Scholars may have coined the term “emotional intelligence” in the early 1990s, but business leaders quickly took the concept and made it their own. According to emotional intelligence, or EQ, success is strongly influenced by personal qualities such as perseverance, self-control and skill in getting along with others. Much has been written about how to… Continue reading The Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Work
Five Steps for Giving Productive Feedback
It can be a delicate process, but assessing a person’s progress can lead to improvement and growth. Giving feedback to your colleagues and employees provides them with an observer’s insight into how their performance is progressing, as well as advice to solve any problems. But, for a number of people, hearing the six words, “Can… Continue reading Five Steps for Giving Productive Feedback
Is Anybody Listening? Strategies to Help Business Leaders Tune In for Improved Efficiency
The “messages” we send are very often much more powerful than the words we use to communicate. Typically, when we think of “listening” we think in terms of communication skills. I’d like to expand that thinking into another area of listening, not just to the words, but for the message — the real message. In answer… Continue reading Is Anybody Listening? Strategies to Help Business Leaders Tune In for Improved Efficiency
Learn How to Ask For the Sale
Stop wondering whether you should ask for the sale or not, and you’ll be glad you did. Right from the outset, new salespeople are taught a very important lesson: Ask for the sale! Prospects won’t be that quick to part with their money or their personal information. If you don’t ask for the sale, they… Continue reading Learn How to Ask For the Sale