Posts Tagged ‘risk management’
Why you should stop having performance reviews
The annual performance review. Every employee’s favorite moment of their favorite day. They prepare for it, they celebrate it, they wait all year or all quarter for this fun, exciting, stimulating moment— Clearly: I am joking. Nobody likes performance reviews, neither employees nor employers. So let’s stop doing them. Let’s have Stay Interviews instead. What…
Read MoreA business plan starts with questions
We have talked about why a business plan is important, and even how to write one in ten minutes. Two ways Tuesday On Your Business is trying to make business planning effective and simple at the same time. In response to this, many of you have correctly asked: what about the content that goes into…
Read MoreInnovation happens when you think inside the box
Innovation happens when you are good at something you do… and then you do it a little bit better. Innovation matters because it ensures that you are always doing things in the best possible way. “Innovation is about tweaking systems that are already faring well”, according to Business News Daily. It’s the little changes you…
Read More3 simple ways to destroy your work life balance
“40 hours is enough”. So Jason Fried tells us when he is telling us about a work week. 40 hours of work each week is enough. Because your life is not just work. Your life is also life, and everything that goes into it. It’s important to make time for other activities and responsibilities so…
Read MoreThe single best business tool you can ever use
Adapt tools to your needs, not your needs to the tools. When you turn to the tools, start with the best one. The one tool that will solve problems and get you started on every project. The tool from which any other tool can be built. A list. Why lists are the single best business…
Read MoreWhy does a small business need a business plan?
… It’s just that… It seems like a lot of work. Especially for a small business. To spend all this time writing out a detailed plan for the next five years when you can’t even predict the next 5 months, let alone stop working for 2 weeks to complete a plan that will live at…
Read MoreThe risks of bad management
Last week we established that management is happening in your business right now, tomorrow, and every day, whether you acknowledge it or not. This also means that somebody is managing the business, whether they acknowledge it or not. And that someone is probably you. But what happens when you don’t acknowledge it? Does any of…
Read MoreThe things in your business that you can’t control
In business, you have to focus on the things you can control. Things like knowing how to pass the so what test, and creating systems for your three business pillars. In part because your business will always be open to things that you can’t control. Those sudden surprises, whether good or bad. External surprises There…
Read MoreHow to make your business pass the So What test?
New year, new you, new resolutions, new goals. But all in the service of what, exactly? As you start the new year – or any new day – make sure you know why you do the things you do and why others should take interest. Make sure your business passes the so what test. What…
Read MoreThe formula for happy employees
One of the top three challenges that new employees have is unmet expectations: the job is not what they expected it to be. That means difficult conversations where they are telling you that they expected something different, and what are you going to do about it. Or even worse: they quit. One simple fix will…
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