Whatever your goals are, sometimes you need to consciously give yourself permission to achieve them. Here’s how to open your life up to success: Spend time with people who support you unconditionally. We often have a distorted view of ourselves and are blind to many of our assets. Being with people who believe in you helps give you a clearer [...]

Let's face it: Your employees can’t do their best work if they’re not happy with their job at your company. The following “Workplace Audit,” created by the Gallup organization, can help them find out if they’re really happy where they are. Just have them put a checkmark next to each statement below that accurately portrays how they feel about their [...]

Employee complaints are part of every business owner’s life. You can’t ignore them, but you shouldn’t let them take over your day either. Handle them efficiently by asking your employee these questions: What is the exact problem? Don’t settle for unspecific gripes, like “I’ve got too much work.” Isolate the nature of the problem in concrete terms. Who else have [...]