Innovation is vital to a company’s growth, but it doesn’t come without risk. There are certain times where taking that risk is warranted, but in other cases, sticking with standard is the best path of action. As an entrepreneur, you’ll need to make some difficult calls, including when it’s best to hold back rather than […]
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Standing out from the crowd is essential when competing in the business world. However, when trying to differentiate their company, entrepreneurs can sometimes make serious mistakes if they don’t have a clear strategy in place. In trying to make their business or service offerings stand out—especially in a saturated market—leaders can sometimes create the opposite
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The people you work with on a daily basis can contribute to your job satisfaction just as much as the role itself. When you don’t get along with your co-workers, it can really put a damper on your outlook on your position. As a result, the entire company’s culture might also suffer. Click through to
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If You Want To Succeed, You Must Set Goals! There is a reason why goals are so important. Goals push us to do better. Goals give us focus and direction. If you want to succeed you need to set goals. Goal setting allows you to take control of your life’s or company’s direction and provides
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Maximizing Talent Management and Communication Intelligence Wilmington, NC: Harris Whitesell Consulting, LLC has partnered with The Forte Institute, LLC to offer communication style assessments and performance coaching. Both managing partners have become certified Forte Senior Performance Consultants with The Forte Institute, LLC. Forté Founder/Chairman “Hoop” Morgan said “Forté is indeed fortunate to partner with Harris
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True gender equality is an elusive concept, but many businesses have started pushing for an equal playing field between the sexes. Unfortunately, many companies approach the development of gender equality in the wrong direction or are simply unsure of how best to go about it. One of the most significant methods of promoting gender equality
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The idea behind team-building exercises is to help employees become more in-tune with each other’s strengths and weaknesses. By sharing experiences, members of a team should be able to operate like a well-oiled machine, specifically under pressure. Sadly, many team-building exercises don’t work that well because the teams feel as though they’re just going through
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The Five Behaviors of Productive Teams. Lynn Whitesell, Harris Whitesell Consulting, LLC. Everyone wants to be more productive — especially at work. But what if your job performance relies on a team that is successfully dysfunctional? Learn why teamwork is the key driver of success as Krista Moore interviews Lynn Whitesell of Harris Whitesell Consulting.
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“Everything has changed, except our way of thinking.”-Albert Einstein In a utopian state, organizations are able to accelerate, optimize and maximize each employee’s experience. They assess each employee’s individual aptitudes, preferences, personality, talents and competencies. They hire and assign each employee to a job that is perfectly suited to them. They have each employee make
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Let’s face it. We live in a time that glorifies the state of “busyness”. It seems that the most common response to, “How are you?” is “Busy”. With some people, it is all about perception. They confuse busyness with success. They want to feel, and for others to view them as being successful − so
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Long-term planning is sometimes seen as a waste of time or ineffective. Leading businesses and industries make use of five- to 10-year strategic plans as a key resource for sustaining a company’s vision, market-share growth, brand equity, employee and product/service effectiveness, profitability, and stakeholder satisfaction. They understand that the true value of long-term planning lies
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Incentives are one of the best ways to keep employees motivated. It plays into the value-based concept of a business—if you bring added value to the company, then you can expect value invested back into you. Determining what incentives to offer to a team, however, requires dissecting the things that the group considers vital. It’s
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