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I remember when departmental mission statements were the rage. I ended up locked in a room for a day with co-workers hashing out our “mission.” Fond memories of that I … Continue reading A Quick Way to a Rousing, Fascinating Mission Statement
Its a tedious task but record keeping is as essential to your small business as it is to a Fortune 500 company. The difference is your business has fewer people … Continue reading How To Choose Boring but Capable Document Management
I used to work for a live entertainment agency owned by an energetic little old lady. I worked in sales/customer service and also performed comic roasting and celebrity impersonation. Business … Continue reading How to Keep a Jump Ahead of the Business Cycle
I enjoy helping people, whether it’s answering questions on Quora or narrating a story in a manner the writer loves. Success to me in my former corporate purchasing job meant … Continue reading Ways to Strengthen Your Customer Service Muscle
A business horror story. I was a purchasing professional for many years in the tech industry, first in biotech, then in semiconductors. We bought special filters from a company for … Continue reading How Boring Process Documents Secure a Happy Ending
One of my favorite quotes dealing with planning is an African proverb, “for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Is your business planning for tomorrow? If … Continue reading How To Bring Substance to Your Business Planning
Your business needed more employees yesterday. But you want quality employees, ones who will stick around. How do you catch the perfect employee quickly? Assemble accurate job descriptions for the … Continue reading How to Smooth Your Hiring To Capture the Right People
Yes, another acronym we need to understand. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. Enforcement is coming to the EU in May 2018. The most significant update of data regulation … Continue reading Why You Need to Pay Attention to GDPR
SOX, FINRA, FERPA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS can be as indecipherable as they sound. They’re tricky to deal with if you’re a small to medium business. Keeping track of the … Continue reading One Way to Solve the Data Compliance Puzzle
Cynthia in A/P and I had a great relationship. Until tax time arrived and 1099’s needed to be sent out. Cynthia gave me paperwork requests which didn’t make sense and … Continue reading Guide Your Team in the Right Direction
In a previous blog, How to Keep Out the Bandit, https://goo.gl/fKu3Am, we discussed how small and medium businesses attract hackers, too. Studies show over 50% of attacks aim for companies … Continue reading Surviving a Breach by Forging a Path
Predictive scheduling coined a new word, clopening, or when an employee closes up at night and opens the next morning. I’m not sure how to pronounce it. It’s a sure … Continue reading Legislating and Employee Scheduling Mix and Mingle
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