As the New Year signals a time for change, those looking to improve their business in 2014 may be currently looking to ways to make their company run smoother and more streamline in order to maximise results and return. This can be achieved in a number of ways, and those making changes and becoming more streamline will instantly see improvements in productivity and even profits for the business.
Business owners looking to make change should focus on the various areas of their company, including structure, management, and employees and see what changes can be made so that it runs smoother and more efficiently in 2014.…
Businesses that invest in employee health programs save money by increasing productivity and decreasing absenteeism and health claims among their workers. By putting in place employee health and wellness programs and incentives, employers can reduce the number of annual preventable injuries and illnesses. These health initiatives may be used as entirely preventative measures or as an incentive and reward system for set time periods of accident and negligent–free productivity. Whether preventative or incentive, these tested health programs tend to advance the employer’s rate of production by directly improving worker morale.…
Businesses around the world are beginning to clearly recognize the fact that in order to survive in the future; it is important to make use of emerging green technologies. There are many reasons the preceding reason is true. Some reasons are relative to global climate change, other reasons involve health of the community at the local level and the prosperity of future generations. Modern business can no longer ignore the fact that green technology is necessary in order to function, successfully, in today’s global market.…
The development and the progress of your employees isn’t something that happens by chance – more often than not it’s the result of careful analysis and planning on their manager’s part. Promoting your best team members will not only retain excellence and loyalty within your company, but it can also create further opportunities for promotion lower down the scale, and open the door for new talent through external recruitment.
Analyse Performance
“Many executives and managers have trouble explaining why someone didn’t get promoted because they haven’t been doing performance evaluations,” says Charlie Gilkey of Productive Flourishing.…
For any business organization, the most important requirement is to generate a steady stream of qualified leads or prospects. Making sure that authentic leads flow continuously into the organization is a crucial aspect of your business strategy. In this regard, B2B client list and B2B sales leads are very effective and necessary as well. They provide the better chances to obtain leads and improve sales.
Although you can do it yourself, but acquiring client list on your own may take months or years.…
There are many reasons why a business needs to move premises from ending a lease to finding smarter or bigger premises. Whatever the reason for needing to move office it can quickly turn into a large headache if you do not prepare and plan well in advance of the moving day.
Planning your move
The one thing that most of us have when having to move office is a bit of time before the date for shipping out arrives.
This means that we the opportunity to put a plan of action into effect and allows you the chance to create a timeline for the individual stages of your move.…
We’ve already talked before about basic things you can do to save money in your household living budget (here for example). So now let’s cover a similar idea that you can also apply to your business while at the same time doing your bit to save the environment.
The following are several very easy to implement and low cost green office tips that you can start practicing right now.
1. Go Paperless (Or get as close as you can)
Creating a paperless office is not only an excellent green solution for nearly any business, it’s also a great money saver, and especially with the kinds of low technologies now available to just about anybody.…
Selling is a very challenging job and it is easy for your team of sales staff to get discouraged. If you have found that your employees are struggling to make targets and are uninspired on the job, it’s important to get their inspiration flowing again. But how can you motivate your sales staff to do their best?
You don’t want to encourage your employees to just do the minimum that it takes to get by, as this will not lead into better results and new levels of success for them and for your company.…
I remember when I first started working from home, and loved the idea of freedom and flexibility. I still do love those perks, but I’ve learned a lot since my first day. What I soon discovered, is that without discipline, it can be more of a detriment than a perk.
As a writer, it’s hard to have complete concentration all day, every day. This is especially true when creativity is important, which is most of the time as a writer, marketer, or even a web designer.…
The chances are that the vast majority of the businesses functioning in the world today started from a light bulb moment. That fleeting second in time when an idea hits you and you instantly know it’s more important than any other idea that’s ever popped into your mind. A spark of creativity that bounces around in your mind until you finally figure out a way to turn it into a viable business, but how? And what next?
Many light bulb moments will be followed by endless procrastination or self-doubt, but if you really want to turn them into fully fledged neon signs of business success then you need a plan of action.…
