Not being assertive makes it easy for someone to be ignored, taken advantage of—even bullied. However, most people default to passive aggression instead of clear and concise communication.
Simply put, being passive-aggressive means we say yes when we want to say no. But this can snowball into indirect expression of hostility toward your coworkers. If you’re after a higher position, antagonizing your peers is the last thing you want to do.
Being Assertive
When used properly, the right amount of assertiveness can positively impact your career.…
Running a business is stressful no matter who you are or how long you’ve been in your industry. Whether you’re the latest tech start-up taking the market by storm, or you’re celebrating 50 years with a global corporation to manage, there will always be money saving hacks that can help you.
In today’s article, we’ll be discussing just three of these business hacks that will help shave money off your overheads. You’d be surprised how small changes can make such big differences, when the time comes to balance the books.…
Accounting can be one of the more time-consuming and expensive routine tasks for small businesses.
An estimated 20 percent of small-business owners spend 10 to 24 hours a month on accounting, and in the process can lose as much as half a week of productivity during the same time period.
When related tasks, like payroll and tax preparation, are factored in, 58 percent of small-business owners wind up spending more than 41 hours a year on accounting, including 40 percent who spend over 80 hours a year, which is equivalent to two weeks of lost productivity.…
If you’re looking for quick and simple ways to improve your business this year, then one way to go about this could be to invest in some training courses for your employees. With so many different courses and qualifications available, we’ve outlined some of the one’s we think are key to helping you succeed this year.
Managerial Training – CMI Courses
In order to properly succeed within your organisation, getting your managerial skills up to scratch can be hugely beneficial for your business’ success.…
Building a successful business is a team effort. Although you may be responsible for the inception and beginnings of your SME, it will soon grow beyond a one-man outfit, and once this happens, having the right team of people around you is essential.
Your earliest concerns will be with those you choose to employ, and finding people who are ambitious, hardworking, and that gel with your brand can help your venture to deliver maximum profits and experience a surge in custom.…
If you’re making the transition to owner-operator trucking, it’s a great way to be in control of your own career and schedule. Unfortunately, new owner-operators often find themselves in uncharted waters and make rookie mistakes.
Here’s a list of the most common first-time owner-operator mistakes and how to avoid them.
1. Failing to create and stick to a budget
As an owner-operator, you are also an entrepreneur. In order to be successful, you must run your job like a business — because it is.…
It is safe to say that the Western culture as we know it (or at least the generalization of it) revolves around success as the only measure of life. As long as the ultimate result is success, it does not matter how it was achieved, how many people got steamrolled in the process or whether the world became a worse place. You might even say that the modern western culture nurtures a view of the world that might be called psychopathic, or at least sociopathic.…
Thinking of diving into the private label pond? Here are 10 things to consider before taking the plunge.
Start Small
The e-commerce market is booming. Experts insist the industry is on track to grow by 20%, annually, over the next several years. Even more appealing? The cost of entry is low and the business modeld easily scalable. So, start small; get comfortable in the niche. You can always expand operations in the future.
Protect Assets By Setting Up A Company
One of the biggest mistakes newbies make is not setting up a proper business structure.…
This blatant disregard for the law and consumer’s personal safety must stop!
It’s up to those of us who work hard to keep their businesses afloat, while doing everything the law requires of taxicab drivers and owners, to take back what Uber and it’s under-paid, under-insured, unaccountable drivers have taken away from us over the last few years.
Uber hurts everyone…
Uber has been slighting the UK taxi industry for far too long now. It’s an epidemic that not only hurts the hard-working qualified drivers who’re required to go through background checks and to register (using fingerprints) with the local authorities; it also hurts the customer, whether they know it or not when they plunk their location into the app and wait for a ride.…
Trends come and go, but for offices they often hang around longer due to the amount of time and effort spent creating and installing a brand new design. Still, rather than a huge redesign of an office, there are plenty of smaller trends that are emerging throughout 2016 and are a lot simpler to get on-board with.
If you’re hoping to update areas of your office and keep the style as modern as possible then some of the below will help achieve this.…
