We’ve been told time and time again how we can use social networks to: help our careers. connect to future jobs. establish a personal brand. gain insights into new industries or problems. We spend a lot of time tending to these networks. We’ve also heard that nearly 85% of employees
If you’re not a savvy networker, you probably wonder what secret sauce those who are savvy networkers are using. The 3 maxims below may help you. Maxim #1 When it comes to networking, people are the common denominator. The speed and ease with which people can create connections has expanded
Starting a business is tough – and keeping it in business is even tougher. Have you thought about an exit strategy? When will you sell the business? I talked to three of our customers who have successful businesses and have plans for their children to take over. Being able to
Early March brings a holiday that was established in 1995 by Bob Nelson – a member of the Recognition Professionals International (which previously was the National Association for Employee Recognition.) This is the “official day” for bosses to thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year.
Managers define the employee experience. They: drive their teams’ cultures conduct development conversations and activities advocate for their teams to higher leadership ensure employees are secure with appropriate pay and benefits Managers can make employees love their jobs or dread coming to work. We’ve all heard it before: people don’t
As a business owner or manager, you’ve already learned that everyone seems to have an opinion of the way you are doing things. Anyone can give you advice, but peers are different. Peers share your perspective, they’ve walked a mile in your shoes, they’ve been on the front lines with
Welcome to the Golden Age of small business apps – an ever-expanding collection of useful, economical software solutions that help small business owners manage and grow their business in unprecedented ways. If you aren’t using a solid collection of software solutions to run your children’s gym, you’re wasting money and
Do you remember the first day of your first job? It’s probably likely you were a little anxious, as well as unsure of what to expect — would your new co-workers be welcoming? Would you adapt to the company culture? Could you successfully perform above and beyond expectations? Now, however,
“I can’t wait until the next round of performance reviews!” Said no employee or manager EVER. Call them quarterly check-ins, 360 assessments or performance reviews, no matter how we feel about them, the best child activities centers’ monitor and report on the performance of their staff and organization. Bringing the process
The quality of your gym’s services and reputation depends enormously on the quality of your staff. The quality of your team depends on you, your ability to hire, train, manage, and lead them. You want to get hiring and staff management processes and program set up from the start. Even
