Snake Oil Salesman Shut Down by US Government
The US Federal Government passed a law specifically targeting a single industry. Hundreds of small businesses across the country have been shut down. In a few extreme cases, some of these small business owners have been imprisoned. In fact, the media commonly refers...
5 Signs Your Team Needs a Teambuilding Event
The word “Teambuilding” alone is enough to get some rolling their eyes and checking their calendar for a scheduling conflict. And while many of our first thoughts of teambuilding go to a comical episode of The Office or a YouTube video of an exercise gone wrong, the...
5 Signs it Might be Time to Step Down from a Leadership Role
It’s not bad to resign from a management or leadership role. By not bad, I mean for the company and yourself. Not so much for your ego though. For some people, there will come a point in their career where they’ll have to come to terms with the reality of the...
Buyers Laboratory Bike Team Building Event Near New London, CT
According to Business Wire, in October of last year, “Buyers Laboratory, LLC (BLI) announced that it has acquired InfoTrends, a division of Questex, LLC. BLI is the leading provider of independent test based analytical information, competitive intelligence, sales...
Seven Keys to Help You Influence and Persuade Others
Want to improve your ability to influence and persuade others? Most people tend to approach persuasion with one or two favored tactics. But really great influencers consider the situation and the people they have to persuade. Then they combine influencing techniques...
Under fire? Here’s How an Effective Leader Deals with Criticism
Criticism at work starts early, at entry level when you’re focused on the boss’s scathing comments. You console yourself, anticipating your turn to dish out the criticism when you become the manager. But leaders get criticized from above, below, and from everywhere...