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Managers who introduce a strengths-based approach to their teams invariably ask this question: Is there a "dark side" to employees' strengths?
Can a person with strong command become too pushy, or a person with strong analytical talents driv...
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Based on my experience with small- and medium-sized business owners, forecasting your business is likely the LAST thing you want to do. Your eyes glaze over. You can think of (and do) almost a dozen things you'd rather being doing. I know -- I used to be ...
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a small business as an "independent business having fewer than 500 employees". Currently of over 26 million business in the U.S., 99.7% are small businesses, employing over half of all private s...
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This past week I received this email from a 'The Chuck Bowen Show' listener: "I need to increase my income and am interested in a home business. The TV and radio are bombarded with ads for home businesses. Homebiz8.com was advertised on your pr...
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Usually I'm not a fan of increasing your tax refund (after all, they got YOUR money early), but this time it's different. This year, when you file your '06 taxes, you'll be able to claim a $30-60 credit due to the government repealing an excise tax phone ...
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Sometimes your most glaring weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with a...
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Most companies say they're holding salary increases to about 3.6 percent, reports Watson Wyatt Worldwide. But there are good reasons to press for more. Managers are nervous about keeping good employees in a tighter labor market, and they do have room t...
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This is the year you've decided to take advantage of the holiday season, not just gear up to pay for it all next year. Retail hiring managers are ramping up their staffs to maximize sales efforts for the upcoming busy holiday shuffle, which can last from ...
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Many of you have been on either side of an interview at one time or another. A skillfully managed interview is a benefit to both the interviewer and interviewee, because the purpose of the interview (in Latin means "to find out about each other"...
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Thank the good Lord for the right half of your brain. That half of your brain is responsible for fitting together the "Rubik's Cube" of life into place, and works best when the other half is asleep. That's because your five senses take in inform...
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“To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times.” ~ Mark Twain
This will be the year I follow my passions and do the work I love. Yep, this year.
Earl Nightingale, author of the w...
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I'm in a hurry to get things done Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun All I really gotta do is live and die But I'm in a hurry and don't know why ~ Alabama, "I'm in a Hurry" Feeling trapped causes tons of stress. By far, most folks coming to ...
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I don't make new resolutions each January. Rather, in November and December, Lori and I are thoughtfully looking at our life and deciding what better results we want in the upcoming year for our family and business. We decide what 15% of our efforts we're...
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Many of you have heard the story of how Lori and I worked our way out of debt. Here's where we found ourselves in 1991: We were making about $60,000/yr gross income. Not bad, but we had a problem: we owed over $65,000 in debt, not including our home. Cred...
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NovaStar began their efforts motivated by profits; they realized they could avoid millions in losses in a softening nationwide housing market by helping customers avoid foreclosure. Now, with five career counselors working, they are averaging two cu...
