team motivation Archives

Company Culture: The Workplace Perks That Impress Top Performers

With websites like Glassdoor acting as a Yelp for workplaces, more companies than ever are looking to outdo their rivals in a bid for top employees. Many modern companies are leaning away from the “all-business”...

byMichelle Stedman

March 21, 2022

8 Ways to Inspire a Virtual Team

Thanks to technology, the traditional workplace has become a relic of the past. We no longer need to hire qualified individuals who are in the proximity of our business. We can now tap into a...

byJohn Rampton

December 8, 2021

5 Leadership Traits No Entrepreneur Succeeds Without

Entrepreneurs have some of the hardest jobs in the world. At an established company and with a competent team, leading is mostly a matter of keeping the rudder straight. At a startup, it’s another story...

byPeter Daisyme

November 7, 2021

The Worst Advice I Received as an Aspiring Entrepreneur (and What Was Actually Helpful for Growing My Business)

Any successful business founder will tell you that you need external input and second opinions during your entrepreneurial journey. Being an entrepreneur means knowing what's best for your business and knowing what advice is valuable...

byPhil Alves

August 16, 2020

7 Project Management Essentials for a More Streamlined Finished Product

The nature of entrepreneurship involves many moving pieces. Without an organized system in place for managing your company, it’s easy for it to go off the rails. Luckily, there are project management best practices you...

byKeith Shields

February 29, 2020

4 SMART Goal Examples: Learn Exactly How to Set Targets for Your Startup

Chances are, if you are an aspiring entrepreneur, you’ll have heard of the term “SMART goals.” Despite its inclusion in the hall of fame of buzzwords, SMART goals are an objective-setting system that should be taken...

byStuart Hearn

November 7, 2019

How 7 High-Performing CEOs Maintain Massive Momentum in Their Businesses

Ever wondered how high performers maintain momentum throughout the year? Here’s how these business leaders and advisors in The Oracles keep themselves and their teams motivated. Learn this important superpower Maintain momentum through osmosis. Our brains get...

byThe Oracles

September 4, 2019

Former NFL Quarterback Turned Motivational Speaker on What it Means to Be a Leader

What does it mean to be a leader? At times, being a leader may seem purely results-driven. That’s definitely a part of it, but so much of what it means to be a leader involves...

byDanny White

February 26, 2019

5 Time Management Tips to Help Get Your Business off the Ground

“How can I manage my time better?” is a question that crops up with alarming regularity. For entrepreneurs, this can have serious implications on their business. Luckily, there are steps they can take to prevent...

byInstant Offices

January 6, 2019

Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart

In the early days of a startup’s journey, partnerships are often crucial. Teaming up with companies that have what you don’t yet—credibility and customers—can be one of the best ways to get your company on...

byShane Snow

June 12, 2018

4 Tips for Leading a Startup to Success

The success of young entrepreneurship has been on a steady decline over the past decade, as reported by the Kauffman Foundation. Often, entrepreneurs in their twenties catapult to CEO and founder status without proper training...

byArvind Raichur

February 18, 2018

Go Beyond Money to Inspire Your Salespeople

Salespeople are the folks that open doors and close sales. They are responsible for generating the lifeblood of your business: revenue. However, your salespeople are also your frontline, and oftentimes the only touchpoint customers have...

byThe Sloan Brothers

February 3, 2018

Use the Psychology of Motivation to Reach Your Goals

Do you have a long list of goals for your startup to achieve this year? If you do, you’re off to a great start; setting goals is the first step toward making them a reality. But...

byEmily Friedel

January 27, 2018

5 Growth Lessons We Learned From the Last 5 Years in Business

One thousand, eight hundred and twenty five. That’s about how many days there are in the span of five years — and only 50 percent of small businesses will make it to celebrate that anniversary....

byMyCorporation

January 12, 2018

How to Motivate Your Team and Hold Them Accountable

With the holiday season in full swing and the end of the year right around the corner, it’s tough to get your team to stick to their agendas while visions of vacations and days off...

byDeborah Sweeney

December 12, 2017

5 Components of a Winning Employee Retention Strategy

When your business is in the startup stage, you’re in an ideal position to attract genius talent, and genius talent often comes with an entrepreneurial mindset and little to no fear of failure. Like most...

byLarry Alton

December 9, 2017

Tips for Successfully Leading Your Team Through Change

We all have our reservations and hang-ups about change. Change creates uncertainty, and in the human mind this drudges up fears of the unknown. Some of us are downright afraid of change and will avoid...

byJustin E. Crawford

November 28, 2017

Is Your Brand Helping or Hurting Your Startup’s Performance? [Book Excerpt]

The following excerpt is reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from "7 Principles of Transformational Leadership" © 2017 Hugh Blaine. Published Career Press, Wayne, NJ. 800-227-3371. All rights reserved. The leadership brand impact process Organizations...

byHugh Blane

July 25, 2017

5 Steps for Transforming Your Vision Into Company Success

In the opening chapter of his book, "Double Double," author and mentor Cameron Herold writes, “Many people create goals for the future but don’t really have a vision of what their company will look like...

byRobert Glazer

July 11, 2017

The Ultimate Secret: How To Motivate Your Employees

There are a hundred books and probably 100,000 websites dedicated to how to motivate your employees. It’s a subject that’s close to every leader’s heart. The truth is that one technique might work one day,...

byCatherine Plano

June 2, 2017