Navigating the Future of Remote Work: Trends and Strategies
Cracking the code on remote work down is essential to succeed today. Here’s a look at what’s hot…
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Embracing Work-Life Integration: Advice from Thriving Startup Leaders
In search of the elusive equilibrium between work and personal life, we’ve gathered 20 insights from CEOs and…
Measuring the Body
Here’s an excerpt from Sam Carpenter’s book Work The System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working…
The Cardiovascular Equipment Sign-Up System
Here’s a remove-the-system-altogether scenario. It’s the ultimate in simplifying things. My staff and I take delight in chucking…
Paying the Bills: An Illustration of Replacing an Old System with a New One
For years, a nagging problem in my small business, Centratel, was the time and effort it took to…
Leader and High Earner
Not too long ago I participated in Cycle Oregon, a weeklong bicycle tour. Seventeen hundred riders pedaled an…
The Curse of the Blackberry: A Subtle yet Virulent Anxiety
“In the past 20 years, the lure of instant gratification has gripped the youngest half of our population.…
Focus on the System, Not the Product
It seems logical the manager’s total efforts should be focused on the product or service itself; that all…
Point-Of-Sale: The “Do It Now” Theory
“Why? Because I’m the mommy and I said so.” – Anonymous mommy Do it now and let’s get on…
Five Potent Strategies to Auto-Pilot Your Small Business
The numbers are gloomy. Statistics show that of one hundred new business startups, eighty will be out of…
Know your mechanical prime time
Most people have jobs, and as of this writing, there is not a general revolt against the concept.…
Aim for 98 percent perfection
Time and money wasted is time and money gone forever. And a waste of time and money means…
Be home in time for dinner: Four ways to work less, make more, and increase productivity
Maybe you enjoy working the long hours. Yes, staying late to work on a deadline project or to…
Ten steps to workplace success
Your employees are not mind readers or fortune tellers, and your business is not a free-form venue for…
Three tools for seizing control of your business and personal life
In Western culture, the word “control” has an undeserved bad rap. It conjures up the image of a…
Five mistakes people make with startup businesses
Whether you’ve established a small business, are in the midst of launching one, or simply considering it for…