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The Best Workplaces Make Work Fun. Here’s 3 Gamification Apps to Motivate Employees
Game playing in the corporate world is not a new concept. Silicon Valley long ago began the trend of playful work environments for hard-working employees by providing air hockey, ping-pong, and pool tables to help burn off stress, recharge the brain, and stimulate creative thinking.
Innovation on the Inside
As somebody who travels the country speaking about the role of technology in the professional environment, I’ve had the chance to talk with countless business owners and team members about innovation. Far and away the most frequent question I’m asked is how somebody can create a workplace atmosphere where innovation is seen as a benefit, rather than an obstacle.
How to Sharpen Your Soft Skills
You could say that soft skills are the most important since they affect so many aspects of daily business. They include being collaborative with the people around you, thinking creatively, making decisions, managing your time, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. Soft skills also involve personality traits like being personable, having a positive attitude, being an empathetic listener, and being self-disciplined.
4 Reasons Why You Need to Hire a Virtual Assistant
When I started my first accounting business, I did it all: arranged client calls, prepared financial reports, returned client messages and e-mails, scheduled meetings, and even took care of my company's own accounting needs.
Break away from the tech: Making time for human connection makes you a better worker.
Have you ever felt alone in an office full of people? I've worked for companies where I felt like an off-site worker even though I was surrounded by hundreds of co-workers.
Amy Named as One of The Most Powerful Women in Accounting for 4th Year in a Row
I am excited to announce that I was just named one of the Most Powerful Women in Accounting for the fourth year in a row last week at the AICPA Engage Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. This award is jointly awarded by The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA Practice Advisor.
Top TEDx Talks on How Artificial Intelligence Improves Your Business and Life
When someone says, "artificial intelligence," or AI, no doubt the image that comes to mind is J.A.R.V.I.S, Ironman's computerized right-hand man, or one of the human-like hosts in Westworld. But from a technology perspective, AI is perhaps our greatest business friend and partner.
How non-attachment can help you be more mindful and productive in business.
It is natural to relish the good times, and wallow in the bad times. But business, as in life, ebbs and flows. You can't expect everything to go well all of the time, nor feel that the down times will last forever.
Working in the Age of Disruption
I’m guessing everyone reading this article has heard some variation of the word disruption recently. It’s as buzzy a buzzword as you can find right now. Seemingly every business you read about claims to be “disrupting the paradigm” or see themselves as “disruptors changing the way we live.” Inc. Magazine even publishes a list of the 25 most disruptive companies every year
Key Ingredients Every Startup Needs for Short- and Long-Term Success
Starting a business can be scary, but it can also be an exhilarating experience. I've launched my own small businesses over my career, as well as consulted with others to get their ventures up and running. I have found from working with thousands of businesses over time is that what separates success from failure often comes down to three key things: purpose, people, and technology.
Breaking the Habits That Hold Us Back
Humans, the old saying goes, are creatures of habit. Some of our habits our productive, while others are less than ideal. Many times, we are prone to attributing our habitual behaviors to external forces, when they are really the product of our internal selves and instinctive response. Believe me, I’ve experienced this for myself. Personally, I have a habit of expressing too much emotion at times I don’t want to, later regretting the way I’ve handled a situation.
5 Ways to Find the Perfect Business Mentor
Being a leader is more than being a subject matter expert. Your team looks toward you for guidance and inspiration. You are often the face and voice of reason and can provide the motivation and insight they need to succeed, which is just as important, if not more, than your technical knowledge.
Finding The Right Accountant Doesn’t Have To Be Taxing
Tax time is arguably the best and worst time for business owners. On the one hand, many entrepreneurs don't want to deal with all the paperwork, and on the other, many realize how behind they got on keeping their accounting records up to date and know they need to make a change for the coming year.
Event Planning for Remote Teams. 5 Best Events to Plan
Technology allows more people and businesses to operate in an online and off-site environment. Workers like the flexibility and companies enjoy the lower cost and higher productivity of remote offices.
Yet this can create an environment of isolation that workers are sometimes eager to escape from. It's no surprise remote workers--especially millennials who make up more of the offsite workforce--want to attend conferences.
Help Employees Check Out to Check in at Work
Do you remember when there were “smoke breaks” during the workday, when employees took at 10-15 minute break from their desk? As a non-smoker, I remember when I began working feeling jealous of those that were able to take this break during the day while I kept plugging away.
I recently was thinking about what those breaks provided to smokers at the time. It gave them a few minutes in their day to walk away from their tasks at hand and get some quiet time.
Find Your Business Soul: 5 Books on How to Build a Company While Sticking to Your Core Values
Many people get into business with a clear vision of what they want to accomplish. This often is based on using specific personal values and principles as a foundation--how you want your business and workplace to conduct itself in terms of employees, customers, the community, and even the world.
Hiring Remote Employees? Here are the Top 3 Tech Tools You Need to Turn Them Into a Team
I have spent most of my career as an entrepreneur and executive working remotely. I've run businesses, meetings, and in-depth projects with people in the same city, from the other side of the country or even around the world--all from the comfort of my home office or wherever I happen to be traveling for business.
5 TEDx Talks on How to be More Mindful in Work and Life
Although we know it's best to be fully present in everything we do throughout the day--it's tough to do this without practice and guidance on how to stay focused.
When we are exposed to so many alerts, notifications, and other electronic distractions, it's easy to lose our ability to pay attention to those around us--co-workers, employees, clients, and even family members. And then there are the everyday stresses and worries of our normal wandering mind.
Right Brain, Bright Future
As technology advances and we become more comfortable with computers and machines doing much of the arithmetic and data-entry the workforce has traditionally done for ourselves, it’s hard to imagine what the future of work will ___, and how we can adapt our skills and education to the new environment.
Take a Page From TOMS Shoes: Lead With Your Story of Why You Do What You Do in Business
Why does your business do what it does?
So often we get away from the main reason we go into business and it can show up in how we communicate to customers and the public. Every business has a personal storyof how it began and it's often based on a personal philosophy or experience.