10 Quick Tips: Holding Performance Reviews
Keep the review positive. While there may be some negative points to discuss, keeping the overall tone of the review positive will relieve a lot of possible tension after the review for the employee. Stick to a schedule. Whether it’s yearly depending on when the employee was hired, or whether you hold everyone’s reviews at […]
10 Ways to Effectively Spread Positive Word of Mouth
Positive word of mouth is essential if you own a business. There are many ways to use your mouth in positive ways to ensure your business employees communicate effectively. This can have a large influence on the environment in which your employees work. If your employees are not happy their work will not be done […]
10 Quick Tips to Reduce Expenses
Shop around for the best prices. The service provider that you have always used, or the product that you have always purchased, may not be the most cost effective one out there. There are times when you can find something of comparable quality at a better price. You should be shopping around for better prices […]
10 Quick Tips to Get Back in the Swing Of Things After A Holiday Break
Many of us take some time off work at this time of year – late December and early January there are the Christmas and New Years holidays. During the months of January and February a lot of people take some time off to head somewhere warm. So, when it’s time for you to get back […]
10 Quick Tips: How to Get Feedback from your Customers
Getting feedback from your customers is important for many reasons. One of the biggest is that you definitely want to make your customers happy, and how can you know what makes them happy if you don’t hear what they like and dislike about your current clients? Another very important reason is because getting feedback from […]
Ten Quick Tips to a Hassle-Free SR&ED Filing
Invest in a digital camera and use it to take pictures of any modifications you make to your products. Dated photographs especially are invaluable to your claim. Keep hard copies of electronic files. Don’t forget to keep hard copies of any and all important emails and documents – a lot of companies only store emails […]
10 Quick Tips for Team Building
As a leader of a team, there are many things you can do to help your team work more effectively together. Below are ten quick tips for building a successful team. Create clear communication. Communication is one of the key ingredients in a successful team environment – you want the people on your team to […]
10 Quick Tips for Telecommuting Successfully
Telecommuting is an employee’s fantasy as it combines work with comfort and relaxation. It allows you to stay in your pajamas all day, walk the dog, and cook a fabulous meal for yourself while you complete a business project. Although this is true, telecommuting often turns in to an employee’s worst nightmare if they aren’t […]
Ten Tools To Increase Your Productivity
One of our goals in business is always to increase both our productivity and the productivity of our team members. Here are ten tools that can be used to help with increasing productivity through our daily activities: Remember the Milk. This is one of my favourite online tools – I am a natural list maker, […]
10 Quick Tips For Success at Trade Shows
Plan ahead. Set goals and objectives for each trade show that you will be attending – know why exactly you are displaying at that trade show, and what you want to accomplish there. Is it the number of hot leads that you want, the number of business cards you want, the number of booths you […]