Monthly Archives: March 2022

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Granting Your Small Start-up Every Chance Of Success

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Start-ups have become more and more common in recent years, thanks to the ability for businesses to be formed via online utilities. Now, unlike any other time in history, two people who may not have even met in person can come together, show a partnership, develop a small brand of worth, and develop that as necessary. Furthermore, as work from home measures became standardized during the international pandemic that remains ongoing, more and more people have started to see that not all small businesses need the deep in-person infrastructure they’ve been using thus far.

For this reason, learning how to grant your small start-up every chance of success is less an effort of just trying to cheat-sheet our way to relevance as a small firm, but a realization that with proper effort, the tools we leverage can help us compete with even larger businesses than we may expect. It’s this approach that can help us remain ambitious.   Read more...

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How To Show Up On Time

I can’t be the only one who arrives at least a few minutes early to a scheduled meeting, can I? I hate to be late because I was taught that early is on time. On time is late. And late is unacceptable.

It drives me nuts when someone doesn’t show up for a meeting that had been planned. Or, maybe worse, they show up five or ten minutes late to a meeting.

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This is easily rectifiable.

There are a few ways to ensure that you will show up on time for your scheduled commitments. We will look at 4 ways to make sure you show up on time in today’s article.

How To Show Up On Time

1. Stop scheduling back-to-back meetings:

One of the biggest culprits in being late is the issue of overbooking. You may book meeting after meeting after meeting only to realize you didn’t schedule any breathing room.  Read more...

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How Leaders Can Encourage Safety Habits On A Construction Site

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As a leader on a construction site, it is essential to set an example for safety. Construction is a dangerous industry, and it is crucial that everyone on the job follows safety procedures to avoid injuries. The following blog will discuss how you can encourage your crew to follow safety habits. It will also provide some tips for staying safe on a construction site.

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1) Talk To Your Crew About Safety

As the leader on a construction site, you need to make safety a priority. Talk to your crew about why safety is important and stress the importance of following safety procedures. Let them know that you are there to help them stay safe and to answer any questions they may have.  Read more...

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Investing In Your Quality Assurance Measures As A Firm

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One of the most important measures for any company developing products is to ensure quality assurance, otherwise known as QA, is up to par. This is because this is the process that ensures uniformity and reliability between products, including the need to make sure each product developed matches appropriate compliance standards.

For instance, for something to be listed as “fireproof,” it must undergo a series of checks and the manufacturing process must be so uniform so that this property is absolutely guaranteed from product to product. This might mean applying a finishing coat or ensuring a certain kind of material is properly structured through the manufacturing process – and we simply cannot accept anything less than that.   Read more...

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How Nonprofit Leaders Can Encourage Young People to Volunteer

Volunteerism is one of the best ways you can give back to your community and contribute to a cause you believe in.  It’s also an excellent way to engrain values and instill the virtue of responsibility within our young people.  

While it’s true that one out of every four Americans volunteer, only 22.6% of volunteers in the US are under the age of twenty-four. In light of this sobering statistic, here are a few observations about what nonprofit leaders can do to recruit young volunteers with a goal to strengthen community and integrity in young people and their communities.

Why Are Fewer Youths Volunteering in America Today?

It’s no secret that one of the challenges nonprofits are constantly faced with is keeping quality volunteers. However, recruiting young volunteers and keeping them is increasingly more difficult too.  Some of the reasons for this are obvious.  For instance, more and more, young people are endlessly consumed with other activities such as school studies, socializing, or engaging in recreational pastimes.    Read more...