By Hannah Massen Rootstock Community Foundation addresses mental healthcare of restaurant employees Even if you’ve never worked in the food service industry, movies like Boiling Point and shows like Sweetbitter give an (albeit dramatic) impression of what it’s like to work in a restaurant. From the energy and focus required on the floor to the…
Should your business speak out on social causes? Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida legislation after criticism of his silence began trending on social media. Microsoft stopped sales and service in Russia after releasing a sharply worded statement condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And Goldman Sachs pledged $10 million to address racial…
Even if you love your Business, working 24/7 shouldn’t be an option By R.V. Winkle We turned to Lifehack.org for the top apps to help achieve work-life balance. Here are some of its recommendations: 1. Stay calm with Calm Calm is the number one app for meditation and sleep with over 100 million downloads. The…
Tips to Improve Work-Life Balance By Sheila Tucker Complicated. That’s how I describe my relationship with work-life balance. As an over-functioning overachiever, I am no stranger to living an unbalanced life. I once had a work bag I affectionately named Steve. Because, well, it sounded better to say I was spending my evening with Steve…
A top salesperson shares how he avoids burnout and digs out By Ryan Dohrn Mental health is a very important subject for us to discuss as it relates to our work life and, I believe, our sales life as well. Please understand that I am not a clinically trained therapist in any way, shape or…
Post-pandemic work/life balance trends By Leslie T. Snadowsky The Pew Research Center found low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work are the top reasons why Americans quit their jobs in 2021 during the middle of the COVID pandemic, causing This Great Resignation. But job website Indeed rebranded this phenomenon…
Downtime may be costing you more than you think. By Mark Rossi There are three primary causes of network downtime, and all of them are avoidable. To avoid or fix the amount of downtime in your company, you must understand the root cause. Is it one of The Big Three? 1. Human error 2. Software…
Get your message across, on hold By Leslie T. Snadowsky Business assistance, reduced-cost insurance options, power-hour tele-town hall meetings: You can learn about all these opportunities and more when calling the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, and being placed on hold. “In today’s tech savvy world, we’re all communicating on multiple platforms,” said Chamber…
Planning for stormy weather By Leslie T. Snadowsky Depending on the political winds you adjust your sails to, we’re either in a recession or circling the drain. Small businesses have to anticipate stormy weather, and a volatile economic climate is just one possible forecast. Scott Beebe, founder and head business coach at Business on Purpose…
End-of-year checklist gets a makeover By Leslie T. Snadowsky From short-term disruptions to supply-chain issues to accommodating hybrid workforces, businesses needed to continually reinvent themselves to stay in business during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, as they ready for the new normal, the end-of-year checklists most companies had used in the past will…