Archive for the ‘People Skill’ Category
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25 Common Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Do you have what it takes to get through the recession? Here are the traits that get home based business owners through the hard times.
Regardless of your definition of success, there are, oddly enough, a great number of common characteristics that are shared by successful businesspeople. You can place a check beside each characteristic that [...] -
Characteristics of the Ideal Employee
Monday, March 8th, 2010
1.Dependability
2.Honesty & Integrity
3.Positive, Proactive Attitude
4.Willing to Work
5.Uses Down Time Productively
DEPENDABILITY
Management and executive staff and corporate employers overall see Dependability in these good qualities:
1.Always Follows Directions
2.Consistently Accurate
3.Works Independently
4.Gets Along with peers, management, and clients
5.Good Grooming and Hygiene
6.Always On Time to work and back from breaks.
7.Good Attendance - Does not take off all their sick time just [...] -
How to Deliver Top Notch Customer Service
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Successful people and successful businesses find ways to meaningfully differentiate themselves from the competition. One of the best ways to differentiate yourself is through the perception of exceptional service. Great service attracts customers. It translates into repeat business and customer referrals. Astute business people recognize that selling customer service is an opportunity to move ahead [...]
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Virtues for Success - Self-Discipline
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Discipline is training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. True success, the kind that is achieved through personal development, is based on self-discipline. Learn ways to become more self-disciplined.
In the late ’90s, the Internet boom made millionaires out of many investors virtually overnight. [...] -
Top 5 Job Posting Mistakes - How Job Jargon Can Affect Your Hiring Selection
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
So what’s the deal with all the different ways employers post jobs these days? Seems like you’ve got 15 ways of saying the same thing and calling an “Executive Assistant” something that it’s not. Also, why is it that you’re asking for simple qualifications but trying to make them sound complex and intense by adding [...]
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HOT Property in Australia, Tasmania for SALE.
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
HOT property in Australia, Tasmania, minutes from the sea, minutes from top Golf Course - “Bairnboogle Golf Course).. on the main tourist route.
Completely furnished 2 Large residences,
One Cafe - restaurant to seat 70…
PLUS an airstrip 850M length (extendable to 1000M)..
200 head of Angus cattle. 10 paddocks . all well-waterd with springs and waterholes.
Permission to build [...] -
Create Connections to Build Goodwill
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
I had an interesting meeting yesterday. This woman is starting her own company and she came in to meet with a company I’m doing some work with. Her concept is a company that’s all about connections — connecting people with each other with her as the connector. So far she’s been hired to recruit an [...]
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Goodwill & Business
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
When sending out a proposal for any of my work, I state that I offer a free month’s worth of maintenance and training on the finished site from the date of it’s completion. I do this for multiple reasons.
First, I believe it sets me apart. This is usually something that many other designers shy away [...] -
WHAT IS YOUR ETHICS I.Q.?
Monday, December 21st, 2009
WHY ARE COMPANIES AND EMPLOYEES CONCERNED ABOUT ETHICS?
There is a definite correlation between high business ethics and high business efficiency. High valued-ethical companies are responsible for creating and sustaining a healthier working environment within the company in terms of safety, trust, loyalty, and commitment to their superiors, peers, customers, suppliers, and vendors. High-valued ethical companies [...] -
The Golden Rule
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The golden rule is endorsed by all the great world religions; Jesus, Hillel, and Confucius used it to summarize their ethical teachings. And for many centuries the idea has been influential among people of very diverse cultures. These facts suggest that the golden rule may be an important moral truth.
Let’s consider an example of how [...]