Smart Project Management

High-performance teams drive business success. A group's ability to innovate and achieve can greatly surpass that of the individual—but only when there's genuine teamwork, unified understanding of the group's goals, and synergy. And that's where the following pointers...

Certain situations in the workplace can be a bit awkward for many managers, and giving employees constructive criticism is often one of them. It can be particularly uncomfortable when the supervisor knows the employee in question is genuinely trying, or if the worker...

Generating more productive brainstorming sessions among employees can help get new products, services, processes, and other initiatives moving in the right direction from the start. Of course, these group-think meetings can also be a waste of everyone's time when they...

Fraud and Trust The thought of employee theft and fraud within a company can be daunting and stressful- especially within a small business full of trusted and hard-working employees. It can be difficult to walk the line between making your employees feel trusted and...

Source: Steve Blank “That he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart…We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” William Shakespeare, Henry V There’s been a lot written about the individual characteristics of what makes a great founder, but a lot less...

In B2B selling, there are conflicting reports about how many times you need to metaphorically touch a prospect before they buy from you, so whether it’s 5, 7 or something else, it’s likely more than just the first or second interaction you have with them. People like...

Source: Jeff Weiner Ask your team to identify their biggest productivity killer and inevitably two issues will rise to the top of the list: managing their inboxes and their meeting schedules. I’ll tackle the former in a future post. For now, I’d like to focus on...

When I worked for a couple of consulting companies, I found that what the companies were missing was the direct communication with their consultants. Being out in the field and seeing the consultants and working with them daily as well as working with the clients, I...