Affordable health insurance is one of the biggest challenges for small business. It's one reason talented employees stay at large companies. They and their families can't afford to NOT have it. It's not our fault we can't offer health insurance as an employee benefit. But, the insurance industry has priced it out of our reach. Here's some sol
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Seth sums it up nicely. Small business is a weapon, not a reason to whine.
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Steve Roesler offers five practical tips for finding out how you’re doin’. My favorite is number four: “Your best relationships are with people who say ‘no’ to you. This isn’t about someone refusing to give you feedback. It’s about the paradoxical dynamic that surrounds difficult news. It takes a high level of trust to say ‘no’ to someone. As a re
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A recent survey by the Institute for Corporate Productivity has shown that religious strife in the workplace is a real problem. The problem is, what can you, the business owner, do to quell this trouble before it harms your business without running afoul of antidiscrimination laws? Here are some ideas.
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The reason meetings are such a continual waste of time and energy is simple: pervasive distrust. And there's also a simple way to prove to your people who much you trust them.
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Michael draws out five leadership lessons and brings attention to a particularly interesting point with this one: "All of us would do well to reflect on how receptive we are to the suggestions and opinions of others and alternate points of view. Leaders need to question their willingness to hear certain voices and not others. They need to make a
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