Resilience is what gives people the psychological strength to cope with stress and hardship. In business, resilience is what makes leaders continue to show up and take care of the people in their charge during downturns in business. Being resilient does not reduce...
Life is full of questions, failures, and successes. We have all heard, in one form or another, “we are defined by the work we do.” I, however, do not believe this to be true. At one point in my life, I worked for a paycheck for the sole purpose of covering my...
In all business organizations, we seek maturity models for roles, skills, and methods that allow us to rank ourselves with our colleagues. Rather than using a belt style ranking system, which places everybody in a box, maturity demonstrates self-sufficiency,...
Alignable and LinkedIn are both business networking sites, yet have very different purposes. Alignable is designed for small business networking to help businesses connect. On the other hand, LinkedIn is a professional network intended to showcase personal skills and...
There are many paths to small business success, but every road has at least one thing in common–networking. You can’t grow a company if people don’t know who you are and what you do. Whether you’re a networking novice or an experienced...