Biz Plan Hacks

Everyone at work has deadlines to beat, and some of us may have our bosses breathing down our necks. How do we deal with all of these without going insane?

Take a look at the following suggestions …

There is always going to be gossip at work. You spend long hours with co-workers, and there's going to be the occasional cocktail happy hour and a colleague will usually be overeager to share some…

In these times of company-wide lay-offs, how do you make yourself more valuable to your employer? While there are some things you will have no control over when a company downsizing is called for… l…

Do you love to cook? Why not turn your passion for food into a business enterprise.

It's not hard to develop a reputation as a caterer working out of your own home. But it does require that …

The end of the year is upon us. It is traditionally a time for reflection and self-assessment.

With this in mind, I supposed, BusinessWeek had a piece last week on ethical self-assessment. They look…

Do you make a good impression on people? In today's fast paced world, the answer to that question can make or break your business. And if you blow it with the impression you leave on someone, you …

How do you build a great day?

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Planning can cause a day from go from good to great but it is up to you to do the things to make it happen.

The first sugges…

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Are you ready to make a speech?

It should come as no surprise to many people that public speaking rates above death as the top fear most people hav…

Are you forgetting the small tasks?

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Many times I have talked about goals, goal setting, to do list and one of the things we discuss is getting the impo…

Are you stressed out?

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If you're an average person then you probably are too stressed. The big problem is that stress can damage us in so many ways bot…