How This Accountant Ditched The Cube And Became A Productivity Blogger

August 14, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Carrie Smith Nicholson is the founder of carefulcents. com where she works as a financial influencer and productivity blogger.

August 14, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information.

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Branding For Small Businesses Made Simple

AllBusiness. comThere’s a lot of content out there that is written to help small business owners do their own marketing, but it’s often written by marketers who are adept in things like analytics, content marketing, and technical jargon. It may be written using terms you don’t understand and business processes you’re not familiar with, and then you’re left with no clue how to start marketing your brand. If you own a small business, or are responsible for marketing one, you need to know how to be effective in your market without the hoity-toity language of marketing.

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There’s a lot of content out there that is written to help small business owners do their own marketing, but it’s often written by marketers who are adept in things like analytics, content marketing, and technical jargon. It may be written using terms you don’t understand and business processes you’re not familiar with, and then you’re left with no clue how to start marketing your brand. Continue reading “Branding For Small Businesses Made Simple”

How Executive Coaching Leads To Bigger And Better Promotions At Work

After discovering the perfect executive coach to fit your personality, this expert will help take your personal and business life to the next level. One great aspect of coaching that many people appreciate is the ability to get bigger and better promotions at work after going through a coaching program for an extended period of time. You may be wondering how executive coaching can help you get a bigger and better job. You may be wondering how this type of coaching will lead to more money and greater responsibility at work in the future.

After discovering the perfect executive coach to fit your personality, this expert will help take your personal and business life to the next level. One great aspect of coaching that many people appreciate is the ability to get bigger and better promotions at work after going through a coaching program for an extended period of time.

You may be wondering how executive coaching can help you get a bigger and better job. Continue reading “How Executive Coaching Leads To Bigger And Better Promotions At Work”

Marketing Budgets: Getting Your CFO To Pay For Your Creativity

AllBusiness. comMarketing and finance are entirely different disciplines, so it’s no surprise that the CFO and the marketing team have an often contentious relationship. To the CFO, the marketing budget seems poorly planned and out of control; to the marketer, the budget is an unwelcome constraint on creativity. If marketing and finance are going to learn to live together, they’ve got to find a common language and create a budget that satisfies them both.

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Marketing and finance are entirely different disciplines, so it’s no surprise that the CFO and the marketing team have an often contentious relationship. To the CFO, the marketing budget seems poorly planned and out of control; to the marketer, the budget is an unwelcome constraint on creativity. Continue reading “Marketing Budgets: Getting Your CFO To Pay For Your Creativity”

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: Why Google Shouldn’t Have Fired James Damore

AllBusiness. comDid you read the memo? Yes, that memo. It’s the one that James Damore wrote that got him fired from Google.  I did.

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Did you read the memo? Yes, that memo. It’s the one that James Damore wrote that got him fired from Google. Continue reading “Don’t Believe Everything You Read: Why Google Shouldn’t Have Fired James Damore”

A Guide To The Employee Onboarding Process

Each year in the United States, more than 25 percent of the working population experiences career transitions, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Managers begin new jobs every two to four years, and in Fortune 500 companies alone, approximately 500,000 managers take on new roles each year. Career transitions often do not go as planned. Half of all senior outside hires fail within 18 months in a new position.

Each year in the United States, more than 25 percent of the working population experiences career transitions, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Managers begin new jobs every two to four years, and in Fortune 500 companies alone, approximately 500,000 managers take on new roles each year.

Career transitions often do not go as planned. Continue reading “A Guide To The Employee Onboarding Process”

Build Your Business Brand By Writing A Book—It’s Easier Than You Think!

AllBusiness. comMany entrepreneurs dream of one day writing a book. After spending time accumulating lessons in life and business, the thought of sharing those lessons with other people can be exciting and inspiring. When done right, however, writing a book isn’t just a selfless act.

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Many entrepreneurs dream of one day writing a book. After spending time accumulating lessons in life and business, the thought of sharing those lessons with other people can be exciting and inspiring. Continue reading “Build Your Business Brand By Writing A Book—It’s Easier Than You Think!”

10 Employee Engagement Ideas That Work

According to a 2017 Gallup poll, 51 percent of employees are either actively searching for new jobs or keeping an eye on job openings. This likely has something to do with the fact that only a third of American employees are engaged by their work, and only a fifth feel that they’re managed in a way that motivates them. While it used to be common for employees to move up the ranks in their company, now 91 percent of employees report leaving their company the last time they changed jobs. American employees are feeling less satisfied by and invested in the companies they work for, and companies need employee engagement ideas that work if they’re going to retain their talent and develop a high performance culture.

According to a 2017 Gallup poll, 51 percent of employees are either actively searching for new jobs or keeping an eye on job openings. This likely has something to do with the fact that only a third of American employees are engaged by their work, and only a fifth feel that they’re managed in a way that motivates them. While it used to be common for employees to move up the ranks in their company, now 91 percent of employees report leaving their company the last time they changed jobs. Continue reading “10 Employee Engagement Ideas That Work”

Developing A Leadership Philosophy

At the beginning of each advanced leadership workshop session, business thought leader John Spence asks attendees how many currently have a written list of their key leadership values. Much to his surprise, only one or two out of 100 to 150 executives raise their hands. As a result, Spence wonders how executives successfully lead their organizations. “I just have a hard time believing that if you’ve never taken the time to truly think through what kind of leader you want to be, what your leadership values are, what sort of leadership legacy you want to leave … and then write those things down so that you have a clear and focused guide for your self-leadership … that you would be a truly effective leader of others,” he wrote.

At the beginning of each advanced leadership workshop session, business thought leader John Spence asks attendees how many currently have a written list of their key leadership values. Much to his surprise, only one or two out of 100 to 150 executives raise their hands.

As a result, Spence wonders how executives successfully lead their organizations. Continue reading “Developing A Leadership Philosophy”