As the leader of your business, your main responsibilities include providing strategic direction for the business and the leadership necessary to get there — among other things. Chances are though, that you did not wake up one day and suddenly become the leader that you are today. Your skills, your empathy, and your drive have all been developed over time and you most likely were influenced by others along the way...
Truncale describes how one organization took a different approach to improving departmental conflicts, and the results were surprising.
The U.S. Department of Labor published its yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that may be assessed via OSHA citations.
How to delegate effectively to employees is a major obstacle and frustration for small business owners. The fact is, there are several reasons why owners don’t TRUST handing off responsibilities to others. The No. 1 reason is, the FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL. Therefore, owners feel, if they give too much responsibility to someone else, they will lose the ability to keep close tabs on customers’ needs...
What will your team get accomplished in the next 30 days? Mike Philie describes how a 30-60-90 plan can help accomplish your projects...
A reader asks, “I have been using my personal checking account and credit card for my business transactions. Are there any problems with doing that?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…
The fallout from the pandemic era includes the “Great Resignation,” and it is upon us. As we continue to experience some COVID upheaval, we are witnessing businesses and personnel change at warp speed. As high as 3% of total U.S. people employed reportedly resigned in the month of August alone. We need to ask ourselves...
In conjunction with its 75th year anniversary, Cooley Group Inc., Pittsford, N.Y., is introducing a new corporate brand. Over the past several years, Cooley Group has expanded its capabilities and is currently able to offer clients more products and services than ever before. The company provides a state-of-the-art online store platform that enables clients to build...
The heavy hitting headlines coming out of President Biden’s address on his Administration’s efforts to find a path out of the pandemic focused on OSHA’s pending Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccines for certain employers. Action item No. 5 of the six-point Path Out of the Pandemic plan unveiled on Sept. 9 garnered less attention, but is still worthy...
It has been a tough year. No matter what kind of success we have had (or not had) as salespeople, work has been harder and the stress level has been off the charts. Our personal and professional lives have been upturned, and the changes and unknowns have given us more to simultaneously deal with than ever...
