1: 9 Things Highly Successful Business Owners Do I've talked to plenty of entrepreneurs who are just barely eking by right now. One of the most common complaints I hear from long-time business owners is "referrals alone are just not enough anymore". What's really interesting is that most of them aren't doing anything different to market and grow their businesses, even though the marketplace has clearly changed.
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2: 7 Success Habits to Jump Start Your Day In today's highly stressed work environment, you need to develop some effective habits to improve your productivity and time management. The following seven steps will help to further develop your efficiency, and give your day a running start! Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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3: Best Practice, Better Business For busy entrepreneurs, finding the time to measure business performance is not always easy, but it is vitally important. The reason why so many businesses - particularly high performing businesses - measure things is to have more control over the destiny of their business. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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4: Cure By Coaching  Is your business stuck in a rut? Is it time to stand back, look at the big picture and take new directions? For time-poor managers who need fresh ideas, knowledge and skills, coaching may be the answer. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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5: CustomerComplaintIceberg In today's choice-challenged environment, the absence of effective time management tools can leave you feeling overwhelmed in your everyday life. Your most vital to-do's the ones which will create most value and balance in your life, are often put off in a perpetual "as soon as" trap. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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6: De-Clutter Your Office If you find yourself spending more than 30 seconds to locate an important document, or even a pen, it's time to get organised. When you decide to de-clutter, don't just tidy your desk - involve everyone in the office. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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7: Delegating in Small Business  For business owners and managers, delegation is an essential skill, and a leadership responsibility. The hazards of doing everything yourself can include burnout and missed deadlines. You may get stretched too thin, or find that you don't have all the skills needed for the job. That's when it's time to delegate Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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8: Encouraging Creativity in Your Workplace Most business owners acknowledge the importance of having the support, loyalty and ideas of their staff. Without a team effort the entrepreneurial spark can be extinguished in the rainstorm of turmoil created by success. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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9: Good Negotiators Don't Fall in Love Negotiating is a process of communication between two or more parties to reach an agreement on future behaviour - like when you're purchasing a business, leasing an office, hiring an employee, selling a product, or trying to get a two-year-old to take one more bite of peas.
Let's look at the two operative words in that definition: process and communication.
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10: Hands Off Management : How To Get Out of the Way of Your Employees Delegate and add hours to your week, to your life and to your free time. Department: MANAGEMENT Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010 See Article |
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