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How To Optimize Long-Term Strategy To Maximize Success

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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14 Key Considerations When Choosing The Right Team Incentives

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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Harris Whitesell Consulting Stakeholders

Keep Your Stakeholders In The Loop With These 14 Communication Tips

Managing a business is not a solo project. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to inform all relevant internal and external parties about what’s going on in the company. To keep things running smoothly, it’s important for your stakeholders to have a clear picture of what’s going on at all times. If you’re struggling with

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WILMA Women to Watch Leadership Institute 2020 Cohort Kickoff

Wilmington, NC: Lynn Whitesell, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting, was a guest speaker at the WILMA Women to Watch Leadership Institute 2020 Cohort Kick-off. Lynn spoke on the topic: SETTING AND ACHIEVING LEADERSHIP GOALS. Her presentation focused on: setting strategic goals; deciding which goals to pursue; maintaining momentum; staying accountable and on track; achieving goals;

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7 Tips For Delegating Better

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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15 Essential Tips And Tricks For The Modern Salesperson

Like anything else, the best sales tactics are bound to change over time. What worked yesterday doesn’t necessarily work today, and the present “best practices” may be ineffective a year or two from now. Salespeople must continually keep up with the changing trends and learn how to adapt to the modern consumer. To help you

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Entrepreneurship

Is It Time To Walk Away From Your Startup Idea? 15 Ways To Decide

Starting a new business can come with doubt and uncertainty. But what happens when that doubt has less to do with nerves and more to do with your gut warning you of potential failure? At a certain point, it may be prudent to walk away from your startup and pursue a different path. So how

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15 Clear Signs Your Employee Deserves A Promotion

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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Promoted to Management: 15 Ways To Navigate Workplace Relationship Changes

Receiving a promotion is always a reassuring and exciting reward for your hard work. However, as an employee moving up to your first leadership position, you might struggle adjusting to your role in the workplace. A common concern is managing workers that once were at your level, and finding ways to earn their respect as

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Building Leadership: Setting your 2020 business, career, and personal goals

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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How To Keep Company Culture Intact After Leaders Leave: 15 Effective Tips

Leaders usually dictate company culture, and when they leave, it opens up the potential for change. The changes that happen to the company might not always be positive. Instead, culture changes could lead to the business faltering and employees losing their motivation. How can companies seek to keep their culture intact even while their leaders

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12 Starting Points For Pivoting Your Business

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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