Good Morning SkedX’ers! I hope you all had a fun and relaxing weekend, and are energized to take on the week! Today I wanted to share with you all some common mistakes workplace leaders tend to make. If we start at the top, it is important that the leader is someone who demonstrates and exemplifies [...]
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Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I have a feature post for you all on how to develop a successful organizational culture. Organizational culture is an important part of any company’s success and can give a company the competitive advantage they need to move forward. Organizational culture is defined as the collective behaviour of people that work for [...]
Now, I don’t know about you, but I have some challenges in the focus department. My problem is not so much that I am too lazy to see things through, but rather, over anxious to get things moving to the next level. Left to my own devices, I probably would be like a runner on [...]
Have you ever lost a great employee? Why did that employee leave? Was it because of you? Chances are it probably was. Now before you go and start sending me nasty emails, I don’t necessarily mean you specifically, but your company or something your company has done. When you look at the top reasons why [...]
Hey SkedXers, Today we will continue our discussion about how retailers can find big savings in the little things. This post will focus on what I call the time thief, otherwise known as your time sheet. Employees work different hours day to day and week to week. Keeping track of who has worked where and [...]
Hey SkedXers, Being a retailer today is tough. The cost of doing business is increasing faster than your customers are spending and cost cutting is needed wherever possible. So how does a retailer cut costs or come up with ways to bring in more revenue? Over the next three blog posts, I will share with [...]
Hey SkedXers, I had the opportunity to interview John Stanton who is the founder and CEO of the Running Room. He is such an inspiration. He started out in a small 8×10 store located in a hair salon, and grew Running Room into the running and walking empire it is today. I hope that you [...]
Today, we will finish up the Community aspect of the Slingshot Differentiator with Customer Communities. The Customer Communities you will find, have a very similar core structure to that of the Employee Communities. Why is that? It is because when talking about communities, everyone involved needs to believe in what the organization is representing. In [...]
It seems like everyday there is some new type of way to connect with your clients and get new ones. Twitter and Facebook are the most popular, but sites like Pinterest are quickly rising stars. All of these options often leave many small business owners confused and feeling like they cannot be wasting their time [...]
Today, we will continue our discussions of the Slingshot Differentiator and Community. We’ve already touched on Knowledge Based Business Communities and Knowledge Based Customer Communities. Next, we will talk about Employee Communities. To be upfront, this is one of my favorite parts of the entire Slingshot Differentiator. While all the parts are important, I feel [...]
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