Business Tips

If you don’t take the time to ensure the usability of your website, you’ll never attract the customers you desire, especially if you run an e-commerce site.

Between work, school, sporting activities and social activities, making sure that your family is where they need to be can be stressful.

It can be hard to receive negative feedback, especially in the workplace. It’s also difficult to give negative feedback in a manner where employees listen, understand and eventually grow from the experience. By using a few tactics, there are ways to improve the experience of criticism from both perspectives.

Being in a management position means being a valued and respected leader for other members of your team, but respect does not usually come simultaneously with the title. So, how can you earn it?

Want to create stronger passwords to protect yourself against cybercriminals? Here’s our two cents:

The sting of rejection doesn’t hurt any less in the professional world than it does in your personal life. Being rejected at work can feel like a breakup. Maybe you were passed over for a promotion or had one of your ideas shot down by a manager.

In any field, cultivating public speaking skills is key. Being confident and comfortable public speaking is necessary in order to effectively communicate your ideas and get your messages across.

Developing the perfect pre-work routine can help maximize your daily productivity. Start this week by implementing the following routines:

Gone are the days of automatically handing out plastic bottles of water at work. More companies are keeping the environment in mind, and gaining respect while doing it, by offering sustainable options for office guests and employees.

Everything slows down as the summer months approach. People take vacations, offices close early in the day and everyone moves at a more leisurely pace … but that doesn’t mean your business has to suffer.

Don’t be so formal, write conversationally, find your voice – you’ve probably heard it all before.

Could you be benefitting from marketing your products and services on LinkedIn? Recently released reports from Microsoft suggest that you could be. The professional and business-based platform has shown increased levels of engagement recently.

Almost everyone likes a person with a good sense of humor. Studies even show humorous people are more successful and are more likely to be in positions of influence.

We all know that networking is important to grow your business, but walking into a room full of strangers can be intimidating. So how can you overcome awkwardness at large networking events?

If you think that going green at work is difficult, think again.

I’ve heard a lot of common beliefs from some otherwise smart business leaders. Don’t fall for these myths:

If you want people to engage and talk with you, ask better questions. We all know that the answer to “How was your day?” will typically be “fine.” Ask a more open question.

Business email inboxes are noisier than ever, so avoiding “opt-out status” with your colleagues is crucial. Here are three tips for email etiquette:

As a nutritionist and overall wellness aficionado, I’m usually running around the office talking about the latest mung bean pasta or plant-based protein powder. However, wellness at the office goes far beyond healthy eating – probably because you likely spend much of your time there!

Heading into 2019, compare the type of work you’re trying to accomplish with the space in which you spend your time doing it. Is your environment conducive to your daily tasks?

Procrastination: we’ve all dealt with it at some point. But did you know it goes deeper than just putting off a task? In our minds, each task falls into one of four categories: expectancy, value, time or impulsivity. Or in layman’s terms, we don’t care, we’re not getting the wanted results, our time is too valuable, or we’re just downright impulsive.

It started with passion. Then the idea. Now you even have the whole business plan with all the details addressed. What you likely do not have is the money. A business pitch competition could possibly be just the thing to get your startup truly started.

Most of us spend lots of time with our co-workers. What could you do differently to be a better one? Sources from human resource blogs to Reader’s Digest offer tips on how to be a better co-worker.

Cyber security threats are out there every day for businesses, regardless of their size. That’s why business owners should lead by example and teach employees how to protect confidential information, like company finances.

There are plenty of things people love to hate about meetings: They’re too long and too frequent; certain people dominate the conversation and other people don’t pay attention; and nothing gets done. Take charge of your next meeting by following these steps:

How many times have you clicked or read an email just to get that unread number to zero? You just wasted a microdecision on opening an email, reading it, and not doing anything with it.

According to “The Mind of a Strategist,” effectively negotiating requires practice, not to be left dormant and tapped at will. At 4, my granddaughter Emily gets it.

Spring is in the air and that means it’s time to freshen up your office surroundings. Clutter-busting tips include:

As the year winds down, it’s time to solidify your 2018 business goals. Goals vary by the size and type of company you manage, but common themes include: increased revenue, better quality clients/customers, new policies or procedures, new business lines, marketing/PR campaigns and more.