Remote work is here to stay. Based on the 2021 Remote Work & Compensation Pulse Survey by Salary.com, 48% of employees have a desire to work fully remote and 44% favor a hybrid work model. 51% of employers who were surveyed support the hybrid work model, but only 5% are…

The Great Resignation in 2021 brought a tight labor market with over 11 million job openings waiting to be filled. Employees now have the upper hand in picking roles they want. In order for companies to attract and retain great talent, they have to rethink their strategies and make sure…

The business landscape remains unpredictable and ever-changing, but this year we have been getting a much clearer picture of the post-COVID world. Here are business trends that we will continue to see as we emerge from the pandemic. 1. Social media’s influence will continue to rise. According to Statista, in 2022 internet users in the US spend 123…

I recently caught up with a Scaling Up Coach, and he told me that in his annual planning with a company they made the statement that “they are firefighters.” His response was “You fight fires for business?” And they said “No, we’re just really good at putting out fires.” This…

One of the principles I live by is to not speak using clichés and buzzwords. The definition of the word cliché itself will give you an idea of why effective speakers and savvy writers avoid them. A cliché is something that’s become so overused that it has lost its ingenuity…

I’ve been invited by Elon University to give a commencement address. This is something I never expected. I haven’t even thought of it as a possibility. I am an achiever. I relentlessly go after my dreams and have fulfilled most of them, but this is different. This is not something…

Blaming tools and programs has become a trend these days. A lot of people are blaming CRM right now, but the system itself is not the actual problem. 69 percent of CRM’s implementation failure to meet its goals is due to a lack of planning for the entire implementation process. …

Do you find yourself skipping through most of the things that appear on your feed? Are you spending more time than you should be scrolling through your timeline? Perhaps it’s time to do some spring cleaning on your social media. Social media is a double-edged sword. Proper usage gives us…

Nobody wants to get sick. Aside from the pain that you have to endure, it limits what you can do, causes anxiety, changes your plans, puts your life on hold, suspends your regular flow of everyday routine or worse: cut your life short. No one is immune from getting sick…