by Ron Hequet | Mar 6, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Self-Achievement, Small Business
When it comes to improving employee performance, performance appraisals are vital to the development of an employee. They are not fooled by a weak appraisal—one that has no constructive feedback, either positive or negative. And although they may believe wrestling on...
by Ron Hequet | Jan 16, 2018 | Career Development, Job, Leadership, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
Finding that right job may seem like a daunting task. The number of applicants for a single job opening is on the rise, and having a college degree no longer seems to guarantee a competitive edge, even for entry-level positions. However, you can gain an advantage over...
by Ron Hequet | Dec 5, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Personal Development, Self-Achievement, Small Business
When hard economic times arise for a company, how should a good leader act? Without affecting core strategy, a good leader should effectively adjust business plans to accommodate current difficulties and future scenarios. If you intend to make your marketing and...
by Ron Hequet | Nov 21, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Owning a business or becoming a manager does not guarantee that you will develop good leadership skills. No one, including me, was automatically a good leader. Like honing any skill set, it takes study and practice…and more study and practice. In my experience as a...
by Ron Hequet | Nov 7, 2017 | Business Development, Career Development, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Failure should be viewed as a step to achievement. Just before I started my first company, my father used to tell me, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything.” Over the years, I took my mistakes and failures personally – as some sort of deficiency,...
by Ron Hequet | Jul 6, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Self-Achievement
It is imperative to break all bad habits that lead to standing still. — Ron Hequet Years ago, I would eat a dish of ice cream almost every night, often with chocolate syrup. I rationalized that since it was the “lite” variety, it was okay. But, when I combined...
