The 5 Secrets of Effective Multitasking

By Anne Bachrach You probably realize that your success is riding on your ability to maximize your time and performance to the highest optimal point possible. You can only handle so much in any given 24-hour day, and unless you’ve found a way to add more time to the clock, … Read more

The 5 Secrets of Effective Multitasking

By Anne Bachrach You probably realize that your success is riding on your ability to maximize your time and performance to the highest optimal point possible. You can only handle so much in any given 24-hour day, and unless you’ve found a way to add more time to the clock, … Read more

Surviving Uncertainty in Today’s Market: 6 Secrets to Keeping Your Balance, Business and Humor

By Julie Escobar What you may not realize is that uncertainty can be a good thing. It can force us out of our comfort zone and propel us to get creative, get resourceful and, most importantly, take action. If you’re ready to loosen the grip of uncertainty on your career, … Read more

Surviving Uncertainty in Today’s Market: 6 Secrets to Keeping Your Balance, Business and Humor

By Julie Escobar What you may not realize is that uncertainty can be a good thing. It can force us out of our comfort zone and propel us to get creative, get resourceful and, most importantly, take action. If you’re ready to loosen the grip of uncertainty on your career, … Read more

First Impressions in the Countertop Industry

This video created by Paxton Countertops in Michigan is both amusing and makes a good point about the importance of first impressions, customer service and safety in a countertop business. It shows both the don’ts and do’s for a fabrication business (and many businesses in general) when it comes to … Read more

Building a Sum Even Greater Than Its Parts: Why It’s Essential to Create a Cohesive Sales Team

By Becky Wenner “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” Henry Ford, one of the great industrialists of the 20th century, said that about the importance of teamwork and of how it applies to businesses of all sizes. Today’s economy is more diverse … Read more

Building a Sum Even Greater Than Its Parts: Why It’s Essential to Create a Cohesive Sales Team

By Becky Wenner “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” Henry Ford, one of the great industrialists of the 20th century, said that about the importance of teamwork and of how it applies to businesses of all sizes. Today’s economy is more diverse … Read more

Need New Talent? Hire a Veteran

If you have positions open in your shop or office or you are planning on expanding, you may want to consider hiring a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces for the job. According to the Veterans’ & Training Service (VETS), veteran unemployment has dropped 23 of the last 24 months … Read more

Need New Talent? Hire a Veteran

If you have positions open in your shop or office or you are planning on expanding, you may want to consider hiring a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces for the job. According to the Veterans’ & Training Service (VETS), veteran unemployment has dropped 23 of the last 24 months … Read more

Seven Habits of Diversity-Conscious Managers

By Lenora Billings-Harris Think of a leader/manager in your life who really motivated you to be the best you could be. What attributes or characteristics describe that person? What habits did he or she have that worked for you? Over the past few years, I have asked hundreds of leaders … Read more