How to avoid trapping your kids in the family business By Hannah Massen We’ll start by saying the first thing your kids want you to know: it’s not you, it’s them. As an entrepreneur, you’ve poured your heart, soul and years of your life into growing and sustaining your business. Yes, you’ve had many long…
Sometimes they even backfire By Don Harkey With an increasingly challenging labor market, employers are left looking for ways to attract and retain talent. Most are rightly looking at their benefits, and some are looking at bonuses or profit sharing as an option. I am often asked the simple question, “do bonuses work?” Sorta. Let…
Here are a few tips to help you stop dragging baggage between home and the office.
Discovering opportunities within the struggle By Sheila Tucker Cynicism. Exhaustion. Frustration. Oh my. There seems to be a universal agreement that burnout is dreaded, and you’re doomed to a long, tedious recovery. That you must do everything humanly possible to avoid, prevent and quickly relieve yourself of it. I think burnout gets a bad rap….
How to recognize a million-dollar idea when you have one If you had a dollar for every time you thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” you’d probably be a millionaire already. Most entrepreneurs spend their careers – if not their whole lives – striving to have the elusive million-dollar idea: the one gadget, gizmo…
How micro-influencers can make a major difference to your marketing strategy By Hannah Massen They say that bigger is better, but when it comes to influencer marketing, the opposite could be true. If you’re active on social media – whether it’s Instagram, TikTok or YouTube – chances are, you follow at least one macro-influencer (a…
By Hannah Massen When you’re working from home, work-life balance is a bit of a blurred line. Your home is your office, and your office is your home, so while never technically leaving work basically makes you the perfect employee, keeping your inbox open until 8 p.m. isn’t doing you (or your sleep quality) any…
How giving things up can help you get more out of life By Ellen Linnemann “If I don’t do it myself, it just won’t get done right.” “It’s just faster and easier for me to do it on my own.” “I have a hard time letting go of things.” “I hate to give up control…
By David Nelems If you’ve seen the Apple TV show “Severance,” you’ve seen the extreme dystopian interpretation of a work/life balance. In this show the main characters agree to a surgical “severance” program in which their non-work memories are separated from their work memories. While they’re at home, they have no idea what they do…
How to effectively communicate with the local media Editors are inundated with requests to write about everything from a company or product to a business leader or local volunteer to a lost dog or found cat. The most important, and often overlooked step, is to craft a compelling press release. To help with this first…