Opening a new business is a scary prospect because there’s always a lot of uncertainty. For new business owners especially, the fear of the unknown is centered on the availability of funds. Worrying about money is common, and even people who aren’t business owners do it. However, unlike non-entrepreneurs, a business owner’s finances, as well […]
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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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Get on the Fast Track to Success! Wednesday, February 19th, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET Click to tune in and register for the show. This week’s Krista Moore Talk Show features our own Lynn Whitesell, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting. Lynn will be speaking on: The Top 5 Habits of Productive Teams Everyone wants to
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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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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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You have way too much to do, you’re buried in work, and it seems there’s no way out from under it all. But there is: delegation. Yes, you know it’s important to do and you know it will save you time and help others develop new skills. So, why aren’t you delegating? Click through to
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When you’re managing a team of employees, you’re responsible for identifying and promoting talented leaders at the right time. Not every high-performing employee is cut out for a management position, so you’ll need to carefully evaluate whether a particular person is ready to move up—and whether current business needs align with that timing. There are
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The new year is upon us! It’s time to consider our leadership goals for 2020. “Goals push us to do better,” says LYNN WHITESELL, managing partner at Harris Whitesell Consulting. “Goals give us focus and direction. Goal setting allows you to take control of your life or company direction and provides you a benchmark for
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A business might not always be headed in the same direction throughout its life. Occasionally, an organization needs to realign itself and its goals due to many factors. In most of these situations, the earlier a business sets about pivoting its focus, the better it can adapt to change over the long term. The longer
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The modern world has made it extremely easy to start a side gig out of your own home. Once you have the time and resources to dedicate to it, a side gig could bring in a lot of extra capital. Eventually, if it’s successful enough, it could even replace your regular job. However, as with
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