by Miriam Hara | May 3, 2024 | Administration, Business Success, Management
Goodbyes are never easy and breaking up is hard to do no matter if it’s a personal relationship or a business relationship. Scratch that. If you are working in a good organization that caringly fosters culture and growth, chances are you are fortunate to share a...
by Miriam Hara | Aug 10, 2015 | Administration, Business Success, Communications, Creative, Latest, Management, Problem Solving
I’ve blogged about 7 Things I absolutely Need in a New Creative Hire and my slightly tongue-in-cheek 7 Quirky Questions to Ask a New Creative Hire, but there is another important viewpoint to consider – that of the person you’re hiring. What does the person...
by Lisa Wedmann | Jul 12, 2013 | Administration, Business Success, Latest, Uncategorized
A few years back I took a course on strategic planning for small business. When the floor opened for questions many revolved around building teams. What kind of skills should you look for when building a team, is experience more important than education, are soft...
by Lisa Wedmann | Jul 10, 2013 | Administration, Business Success, Latest, Management
Before we start let me be clear on the definition of a leader. Well then again ….. maybe I can’t be clear. I can’t be clear because leadership is an art not a science. It’s not easy to pin down leadership characteristics. Regrettably, there is no magic formula you can...
by Lisa Wedmann | Jul 8, 2013 | Administration, Advertising, Branding, Business Success, Latest, Management
Today I am sitting at my desk staring at my inbox full of emails. There are 30 emails waiting for me to open. I know each one of them is important and each one requires an answer. I have a meeting in 15 minutes. I don’t want to be late but there may be something...