Becoming Who You Want To Be

As we get further and further along into the twenty first century the world continues to become a more challenging place in which to survive. Making a living is harder than ever, and making enough to simply pay the bills at the end of each month is often a challenge. Still, there appears to be a need to keep up with the Joneses, so to speak, and it might be that a heavy dose of financial literacy is missing in most people today.

An important element which is sometimes left out or not given enough weight is the systematic evaluation of the training needs of an individual employee. Effective training will eventually result in growth of the business and development of an individual. Important factors that determine training needs are: 1. Know your present situation 2. Figure out [...]

Do you give your all to the company you work for? Do you feel you could be recognized more by the boss for the professional work you do? Do you feel you work too hard for too little compensation? You may well be one of the millions of professionals globally who need to learn to negotiate your salary.

Almost every writer on marketing and sales and some time comes round to the tricky question of what makes a great salesperson. Of course, this is a very risky proposition. Inevitably, we all see the world through our own biases and prejudices. No individual’s personal view on the characteristics of great salespeople (or great anything) [...]

Rain- That’s been the prevailing climate here in New York for what feels like forever! Since when did Seattle and New York have a swap that I wasn’t made aware of ? Since rain was the topic of the day this past June/July it makes me recall a seminar on Branding I viewed given by [...]

Wikipedia has probably one of the most complete yet simple definitions of teamwork: “Teamwork is the concept of people working together cooperatively as a team in order to accomplish the same goals/objectives.” If you stop and think teamwork is one of the most important aspects of every business. There isn’t a business that doesn’t talk [...]

There are many benefits that come from being promoted inside an organization. You get a higher salary, more respect, and better job description. Many times, promotion brings you a more relaxed working environment. When you are in a lower level job, you get a lot of feedback on your performance. This leads to better productivity [...]

If you are a merchant, you have probably come across the term POS before. What is POS, and how does it help your business? POS stands for Point of Sale. This is the system that your business uses to take money from your customer and provide them with a receipt. Almost all POS equipment systems [...]