By Ben Fewtrell-RecruitLoop As a business owner, it can get lonely and frustrating at times. Very few entrepreneurs have someone they can lean on when times get tough. A business coach is a great way for you to get non-biased help from someone who has the experience of building businesses. It is becoming commonplace… read more
By Glenn Leibowitz-LinkedIn Warren Buffett is well known for his finely honed ability to spot immensely profitable investment opportunities. Besides his sage advice for investing in companies, though, Buffett has been known to share some of his time tested advice for personal development, like when he recently hosted a group of 20 students from China’s prestigious Peking University. The students… read more
By Bernie Klinder – theLadders It’s hard to know what to advise you to stop doing, without knowing what you are doing, but let me start with this list: Stop wasting time We all have the same 1,440 minutes in our day. Once spent, they are lost forever. Successful people are ruthless about their time… read more
By Claire Wiggill – HR technologist Think back to your first day at your current job. Even if you knew a colleague or two, getting acclimated to the new role was no small task. Were your essential office items – access card, phone, laptop – ready when you arrived? More importantly, were you empowered to… read more
By Stacy Pollack -GlassDoor We all have different filters through which we see the world that influence our attitudes and behaviors. One filter that is common to many is that of the “victim.” When circumstances become challenging, we sometimes use this “victim filter,” to ease certain ego bruises we experience. This filter leads us to… read more
By Loretta Breuning – Forbes Our brain is not designed to create happiness, as much as we wish it were so. Our brain evolved to promote survival. It saves the happy chemicals (dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin) for opportunities to meet a survival need, and only releases them in short spurts which are quickly metabolized. This… read more
Dear Loyal Followers: Hooray! It’s May the Lusty Month of May! For those of you non baby-boomers ask a boomer about the quote. (It is from the 1960 Tony Award Winning Show Camelot). Since it is May, that can mean only one thing: The Big Show is only a few days away. (Beginning May 19… read more
The company has 44,000 locations globally — more than any other retailer. The National Retail Federation put its US store count at nearly 27,000 as of 2016, compared to 17,500 for Yum Brands, which runs Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, and the 14,000 locations for McDonald’s). The company said Wednesday it expects stores to close after… read more
Dunkin’ Donuts completed the conversion of a simplified menu in 100% of its U.S. units in the first quarter ended March 31. The menu change should increase afternoon sales and make value campaigns more effective, said David L. Hoffman, president of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. and Canada. “This massive undertaking resulted in a 10% reduction of… read more
Kent Taylor stuffed the proposal into an envelope and scootered his way to Ross Perot’s Bermuda vacation home. The billionaire and former presidential candidate was staying in a home tucked behind a gated community, but Taylor, the founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse, has never been one to reverse course in the face of resistance…. read more