Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash If you look at any advice on what to do to increase web traffic a lot of it has to do with content creation. Creating content allows your website to be constantly updated and gives you things to share on social media. But how do you come up with ideas for content? … Continue reading Business writer’s block: where to find content to write about
from Boston Globe This is not a political post, though it may seem that way. At a recent debate Elizabeth Warren took Mike Bloomberg to task for allegations of sexual harassment. Mike Bloomberg made an ill-advised statement that "they maybe didn't like a joke I told." Now I'm not here to litigate whether his joke … Continue reading Communication is a two-way street
If you're a business owner you'll get emails and ads targeted at you telling you that you need to maximize your SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Now there are lots of fancy (read: expensive) ways to go about this, but before you go down that road there are 4 things you need to do to get … Continue reading 4 things you need to do online if you own a business
There’s a phrase I use that started out as a joke but has become an actually useful tool for time management. When I’m doing something and see that I’m not going to be able to complete it today, or it’s a project I’ve come up with but know I can’t start it now, I’ll say, … Continue reading Future You
The title of this blog is one of the lessons I learned from Jim Collins. I can't remember right now which book it is from, but it has always stuck with me. I'm responsible for helping our company change before it had to. I started with my mentor Mieka on redesigning our stores and after … Continue reading Change before you have to
If you’ve read Peter Drucker then you know that being an effective executive is one of the goals of every manager and leader. My understanding is that effective is defined as the ability to get things done. You have an idea of the actions you want your direct reports to take, now you need to … Continue reading It’s better to be effective, than to be right.
This week we encountered a management situation that probably occurs within many companies across the country. Our manager suspected that an associate had dropped the ball on one of their duties. They had no evidence, but they had already decided it must be this employee. Now there are a couple things wrong with that, and … Continue reading Avoid jumping to conclusions
As an avid book shopper I frequent Barnes and Noble and am a member of their loyalty program. Loyalty programs are something that companies love because it gives them data on their recurring customers, such as purchases, and gives them a direct channel to market to them (either via email or text depending on the … Continue reading It’s like you don’t even know me!
I received my Weekly Retail Experience Newsletter from Doug Fleener today and it got me thinking. The title of the post was Planning for a successful day - or not, which gives some great tips for how to plan to be successful when running a retail store. The Meta-Message, if you will, is that you … Continue reading Having a Plan
Yesterday I got a nice reminder on how important it is to put together a great team. I got to work, and my partner is on vacation. I knew she was on vacation and that meant I had to handle reorders. Not a problem, that is what we do. However, I get to work and … Continue reading The Importance of Teams
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