Ever heard the phrases ” think big” and “the customer is always right?”
While this advice may be applicable to some businesses, such comments may be dangerous when applied to all scenarios.
Here are some suggestions from the Business Insider on which pieces of advice to (politely) ignore when it comes to your small business: click here to view the article.
It’s time to work smarter; not harder or longer.
Here are 5 work productivity tips from Business Insider that actually work:
1) Limit your to-do list;
2) Measure your results, not your time;
3) Build “getting ready to work” routines.
4) Track what you’re wasting time on; and
5) Build habits to help you stop working.
To view the whole article, click here.
HuffPostSmallBiz have some interesting ideas about “What Wealthy People Do Differently.”
Do you agree with these three? Click here to view the article.
As the online face of your business, your website should accurately represent your company and be one of your biggest selling tools. If it’s looking dated, or if online traffic has tailed off, it’s worth taking a fresh, honest look.
Give your site an honest appraisal by asking these seven questions: click here to view the article
Privacy matters for many reasons, both tangible and not, hence it’s wise to exercise control when and where you can. By protecting your online search history, you are protecting a wealth of personal information. Here are some tips to help stem the flow: click here to view the article.
In the age of big data, recruiters demand that job seekers show all the right metrics. Read the full article via Crain’s New York.
“With the right metrics in place, it’s a lot easier to move forward,” said Ms. Walzer, whose business is profitable. “They are now key for us.”
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With online privacy becoming more and more scarce every day, people are fighting back to keep their online activity as private as possible. Read the full article via the Wall Street Journal.
“The fears about privacy are widespread. According to the Pew Research Center, half of Americans—up from 33% in 2009—are concerned about the wealth of personal data on the Internet.”
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While there’s no “typical” creative type, there are some tell-tale characteristics and behaviors of highly creative people. Here are 18 things they do differently. Full article via the Huffington Post: The Third Metric.
Research has suggested that creativity involves the coming together of a multitude of traits, behaviors and social influences in a single person.
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We seem to be experiencing a wave of liberal-minded detach-ees, a generation in which institutions are subordinate to the individual. Read the full article via the New York Times bellow.
“Although half of millennials describe themselves as independent, 57 percent say their views on social issues “have become more liberal” over the course of their lives.”
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Discover how Warren Buffet gets away with paying his employees less, in this article via Business Insider. The answer, is actually quite simple.
“Buffett never skips a chance to emphasize that he treats people humanely, and that Berkshire is a family. This has allowed him to buy companies at lower prices, and get top talent for cheaper than the levels he considers obscene.”
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