Micromanagement is one of the most widely condemned managerial sins and one of the most common employee complaints. According to a study done by Accountemps, 60 percent of employees have worked for a micromanager at some point in their career. 55 percent of those employees who said that they've been micromanaged stated that it hurt their productivity, while 68 percent said it … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
5 Marketing Tools Every Entrepreneur Can’t Live Without
As a professional, you probably love spending each day helping clients realize and achieve their goals. But your passion for your job isn't the only thing that you need to succeed. Passion alone will not get you those clients you desperately need to make your business a viable gig. The truth is, getting to the top of your field depends largely not on how passionate you are … [Read more...]
How to Utilise a Virtual Assistant to Boost Your LinkedIn Connections
LinkedIn is a place where millions of professionals around the world hang out, connect and network. In fact, recent statistics shows that LinkedIn now has over 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. If this doesn't tell you that you NEED to maintain your presence on LinkedIn, I don't know what will! But as a busy professional with a million and one things … [Read more...]
Evaluating Leaders: One Tell-Tale Giveaway on Who to Do Business With
Through my consulting journey, I have engaged with people in leadership positions in a variety of industries and professions. Whether it is the company I am providing a service for, or a company who is providing the service to me, I have always considered it very important to understand the leadership style and capabilities of any person who can influence the engagement. I am … [Read more...]
Creating the Right Client Engagements – It’s Your Responsibility
A temptation of new, and probably some seasoned entrepreneurs, is to try and win clients at all costs. The notion that a large client base is the measure of success is misguided and a little dangerous. It is certainly a situation I have found myself in before as I learned the ropes of running my own online business. I remember the early days of running VE People where I found … [Read more...]
