15 Resolutions to Become a Better CEO in 2015 Entrepreneur and CultureIQ are searching for the top high-performing cultures to be featured on our annual list. Think your company has what it takes? Click here to get started. Probably everyone has tried their hand at making New Year’s resolutions at some point. Few people, though, succeed in actually keeping them. While I have set forth a few personal pledges this year, I’m also making 15 resolutions to target becoming a better CEO in 2015. Without more stalling, here they are: Related: In 2015, Be the Best at Getting Better 1. 2. 3. 4. Related: 7 Ways to Say I Love You 5. 6. 7. Related: Don't Make These 5 Mistakes in the New Year 8. I almost always end up becoming sick after a few weeks of late nights, and being out of the office does not set a good example for the team. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Related: 5 Ways to Set Up Your Employees for Success in 2015
Black Business Women Online - A Social Network for Women in Business, Women Entrepreneurs, and Bloggers Three Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs - John Baldoni by John Baldoni | 2:32 PM May 23, 2011 Sometimes when you’re wondering what to do next in life, good advice can come when you least expect it — like when you’re getting your hair cut. Joan*, the hairstylist giving me a trim, mused aloud about what she was planning to do with her career. Cutting hair was just one part of her livelihood; she was also a professional caregiver as well as the owner of a rig that her husband operated. But her husband was about to retire from the road, and now they were wondering, “What next?” Over the course of our brief conversation, in no more than the time it took Joan to cut my hair, I picked up on three attributes of her success that are helpful for any entrepreneur: Practical. Purposeful. Impatient. There’s one final trait that successful entrepreneurs share: They realize that inspiration is useless without perspiration. People like Joan enjoy working for themselves because it affords a level of independence.
Briefs Why, and How, to Hire for Potential Over Experience Entrepreneur and CultureIQ are searching for the top high-performing cultures to be featured on our annual list. Think your company has what it takes? Click here to get started. When volleying between two candidates, what qualifications determine the final cut? Every hiring manager has interviewed Paul and Sam, but not every Paul and Sam has been hired for the same reason. Meet Paul. Now meet the other finalist, Sam. It’s only natural to want to go with Paul because of his extensive experience. Paul, on the other hand, has served as a marketing coordinator for several years at more than one company and is applying for yet another entry to mid-level position as a marketing coordinator. Related: The Fresh Approach of Google's Star Recruiter For startup roles especially, leadership potential trumps experience. What to look for. A good majority of resumes focus on verbs and highlight what candidates managed, created, developed, conducted, etc. What to ask. What to listen for. How to test.
Perfect Business - Young Entrepre/Startups 10 Blogs Entrepreneurs Need to Be Reading | Grasshopper Blog - StumbleUpon See the 2012 edition: 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs (2012 Edition) #1. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Site: What it is: Mike Michalowicz provides entrepreneurs and small businesses with tips on everything from starting a business to networking to marketing and health care. Why you should read it: Mike not only provides great tips but he provides great tips from REAL people. #2. Site: What it is: Written by a panel of small business owners, the site offers tips and advice on everything business related. Small business trends really covers EVERYTHING! #3. Site: Run by two brothers, Matthew and Adam Toren, Young Entrepreneur is exactly what it sounds like; a site dedicated to young entrepreneurs. Between blog posts, forums, polls and interviews with other small business owners, the site offers fantastic content. #4. Site: Why you should read it: #5. #6. #7. #8.
SMS & Voice. Quick, Simple, Global. | Messages, Surveys, Decision Trees and Reminders by engageSPARK RMSI Pips Google to Become Indias Best Company to Work For: Study Delhi-based IT services company RMSI pipped Google India to become the country's best company to work for in 2015, according to a study by Great Place to Work Institute. RMSI, which specializes in sectors ranging from utilities, wireless telecommunications, and information management, agriculture & natural resources, and risk and insurance, trumped Google India, Intel Technologies and Marriott Hotels India, companies that ranked first, second and third in the best place to work rankings published by Great Place to Work Institute last year. RMSI, which has subsidiaries in the US, Canada and UK, employs nearly 850 people, while Google employs nearly double that number in India alone. Other Indian companies to figure in the "top-10 list of best companies" to work for are FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products (rank six) and engineering firm Forbes Marshall (rank nine), Great Place to Work Institute said. GCPL specializes in home and personal care products and employs 2,228 employees.
StartupNation - Source for Small Business Advice, Help Starting a Business, Entrepreneur Forum eventbrite.co We're excited to announce Grace Howells from Resonance is going to lead the next event for Manchester Social entrepreneurs on December. Join our community here. During the event Grace will talk about four main topics. An introduction to Resonance: who we are, what we’re up to and how we help social enterprises raise investment to scale their social impact.Describing the Social Investment Landscape: what social investment options are out there and who are they best suited for?Tax Relief opportunities: Making social investment a win win - how you can use tax relief initiatives to make sure you get the most out of your investment, including cheaper, more flexible finance. Grace is an Investment Analyst at Resonance, where she helps social enterprises develop their social impact and growth strategies, by considering how social investment could help them scale their impact.
10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Starting A Business I started my business in 1999 while in college. It’s been a rough road, and it’s not over. Here are 10 things I wish I would have known before I started. They are the things I would tell myself if I could go back in time 14 years so pardon me if I’m a bit frank. These tidbits of advice would probably be accompanied with a good slap in the face. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Just one more thing.