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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
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I Started Over 300 Companies. Here Are 4 Things I Learned About Scaling a Business.
Starting a business requires a delicate balance of risk, passion, intel, research and confidence in yourself. You have to trust your instinct — and rest on the hard work you've done to prepare for business growth. You also have to weigh potential risks against the confidence and belief that you…
The 5-Step Elevator Pitch That Attracts Dream Clients
An elevator pitch is a brief, compelling introduction to who you are, what value you offer, and why it matters. It is often referred to as an elevator pitch because it should be short enough to be delivered within the time constraints of a single elevator ride, typically 30 to…
3 Essential Skills I Learned By Bootstrapping My Business
Before I became a dad, I bought a handful of parenting books. A type-A planner by nature, I wanted to know exactly what to expect when my wife and I were expecting. I thought if I prepared for it like a college exam, there was no chance I wouldn't ace…
How to Start a 6-Figure Etsy Side Hustle for Passive Income
More than half (54%) of Americans have picked up a side hustle over the past year to help make ends meet. And although people eager to earn extra cash have near-limitless options nowadays — from dog walking to driving for Uber, tutoring and beyond — some of the best gigs…
How to Utilize the Gig Economy for Business Efficiency
Today, many corporations are turning to the gig economy — a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work and less dependency on traditional full-time jobs.While an immediate advantage of employing gig workers is cost efficiency, I think there is an often overlooked benefit — tapping…
How Employers Can Protect Their Employees From Medical Debt
It's likely that your employees — at least some of them, and possibly quite a few — are struggling with medical debt. Medical debt has long been the leading cause of bankruptcy, and new data shows that 43% of Americans with commercial insurance through their employer have experienced medical debt,…
Gen Z Side Hustle Earns Up to $4,000 a Month: ‘Go For It’
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Maxine Williams. She is the founder of We Met IRL, a relationship-building organization that hosts speed dating events, mixers and social gatherings for 25-35-year-olds in New York City, Washington D.C. and additional cities. Image Credit: Courtesy of We Met IRL. Maxine Williams. What was…
How to Improve Productivity With Project Management
If you audit your personal time in terms of what you said you'd accomplish versus what you actually did, the results would probably surprise you. For some people, the breakdown might look something like this: I only completed 30% of what was needed, and 70% got pushed to the next…
Are You Giving Gen Z What They Want From Their Employers?
More than 2.4 million college graduates are poised to enter the workforce this year, but many report feeling woefully unprepared. Here's what employers can do about it.According to a recent survey of more than 2,000 U.S. workers conducted by my company, nearly two-thirds of Gen Z workers under age 24…
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Tech Overload in Customer Relations
It is a common, though not consistently recognized, issue. While poorly functioning technology often frustrates users, too much tech can be as detrimental. It can be tempting to think consumers may want a lot of high-tech to speed interactions with your business; tech overload can be a customer relationship killer.…
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