How to Set SMART Goals for the New Year
One of the best ways to guarantee goal-setting success is to ensure that each of your goals or New Year's resolutions fits the SMART formula. SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely. When your goals have these...
A Quick Guide to Setting Effective Daily Goals
Do you find it easy to set exciting goals, but you lose track somewhere along the way? As much as you want to lose weight or earn a promotion, you often find yourself back where you started. Setting daily goals may be your key to success. Hang onto your long-term...
12 Effective Public Relations Strategies for Small Businesses
Are you missing out on valuable opportunities because your small business can’t afford a fancy PR firm? Organizations of any size can benefit from public relations, and there are many techniques that you can use on your own. In fact, you probably engage in PR as you...
How to Maintain Security in the Age of Remote Work
Remote work is quickly becoming the new normal for modern companies. In a world where many offices were forced to shut down during the 2020 pandemic, team leaders discovered something. Remote and hybrid working seems to be effective at improving productivity....
How to Create Effective Processes as an Executive Assistant
Much of an executive assistant’s day is routine. There may be daily or weekly graphs and reports to generate, phone calls and emails to screen, travel plans to be made, and meeting notes to record and distribute. Anything that is done regularly should be considered...
15 Things You Don’t Have Time for When Pursuing Big Goals
Big goals require commitment and focus. You don’t have time for the things that people with mediocre results spend their time on. There are things you have to be willing to give up. Fortunately, if you’re truly committed, these things are easy to avoid. However, they...
7 Tips to Help You Meet Any Deadline
Regardless of how much you love your job, there will always be times when you have trouble motivating yourself to work. It happens to everyone from time to time. And, during the slow times, you're able to slack off a bit. However, a too-relaxed attitude begins to...
6 Tips to Balance Your Work and Home Life
Trying to maintain harmony between your work and home life can be a serious balancing act. You want both to go smoothly, but sometimes you'll find that you're paying too much attention to one and neglecting the other. Instead of just getting frustrated, tell yourself...
5 Tips For Retaining Your Staff During Difficult Times
Whether you’re a team leader, manager, or business owner, your team is one of the most valuable assets your company has. Without dedicated members of staff, you wouldn’t be able to complete necessary projects, inspire your customers, drive sales, or build your brand...
5 Proven Tips to Turn Your Plans Into Reality
Surely, you have big plans for your future. However, a plan is just a dream without action to get the ball rolling towards your desired result. It's time to put your fears and indecisiveness aside and pursue the reality that you know you deserve! Try these proven tips...