by Ron Hequet | Mar 20, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Leadership, Small Business
I am empathetic to an employer who has an empty chair. It causes a burden on others to perform the work left by the departed employee. Or maybe the work doesn’t get done at all. The natural tendency is to hire someone, anyone, as fast as we can to get that empty...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 13, 2018 | Business Development, Business Planning, Employment, Leadership, Small Business
Company culture includes more than your organization’s mission statement, company handbook or formalized policies. It’s the personality of a company, defining the atmosphere (whether negative or positive) in which your employees work. It’s that nebulous, yet defining...
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...