Be the Person You Want To Be Online – Build Your Brand Every Day

From Apple to Red Bull, corporations have leveraged successful brand building into the overall growth of their entire business. But now, thanks to social media, brands aren’t just the domain of large multi-national conglomerates. Every day it seems like we’re reading about the latest social media phenomenon whose posts or content has been viewed by […]

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Make an Investment in Your Employees, Not the Stock Market

When you hire a new employee, a large up-front investment goes into getting them up to speed. Unfortunately, at some companies, this is the last time their employer will ever invest in them or their skill set. Employees are like retirement plans – the more you invest in them, the better positioned you are for […]

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No Need to Get On One Knee to Engage Your Employees

You’ve had a long, happy and faithful relationship with your employees, so don’t you think it’s time to take your relationship to that next level. I’m talking about engagement! Engaging with your employees opens a whole new world of increased productivity, higher morale, better retention and happier clients. What is employee engagement? Unlike a marriage […]

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Do More in Less Time with Better Communication

Workplaces are often looking to boost productivity and one of the best ways to do that is through communication, communication, communication. Simply getting your ideas across and understanding others sounds easy enough, but when information is coming at you over the phone, through email, in text messages, on social media, over Skype and in person […]

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Be More Trusting And Delegate!

In Disney’s iconic version of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Mickey Mouse delegates his chores to an enchanted broom, then falls asleep as his powers of delegation run amok, creating a situation that gets out of hand. While the tale, based on an 18th century German poem, could be seen as a control freak’s worst nightmare – […]

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Why Local Is Better

When looking to fill a position in your company, one of the first decisions you might ask yourself is should I contact a local, national or even global staffing company. Admittedly, there can be some advantages to working with a national ‘behemoth’ staffing agency, but we’d like to humbly suggest that working with a local […]

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Like Pharell… Make Your Office “Happy” to Improve Culture

It might seem crazy, but keeping employees ‘happy’ can do more than put a spring in their step. It can boost productivity and keep your all-star workers around for the long haul. A happy work place doesn’t mean taking on a ‘who cares’ attitude, where a boss tries to be best friends with the staff. […]

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