At the end of each workday, write down three to five things you finished. Then close the list and stop for the day. Most business owners keep a to-do list. Few keep a list of what they actually got done. And because a to-do list never really ends, it’s easy to...
During the shorter months, get outside in daylight for at least fifteen minutes every day, ideally in the morning. As the days get shorter, many people who work from home notice a change. They start work when it’s barely light, look up from the screen and find...
Take a real lunch break most days, away from your desk and your screen, for at least twenty minutes. In an office, lunch happens almost on its own. Coworkers head out together, the break room fills up, and the middle of the day has a natural pause built in. When you...
From personal gratitude practices to paying it forward with random acts of kindness, gratitude and giving back can help spread much-needed joy this holiday season. Here are some ideas to get started: Create a Daily Gratitude PracticeTaking a moment each day to focus...
Decide in advance that when the business hits a certain income level, part of the reward is time: a free afternoon each week, a long weekend or a lighter month. When a solo owner has a great month, the usual response is to take on even more. More clients, more...
Set a personal rule: any business decision above a certain size waits at least one night before you act on it. It’s 10:30 at night. You’ve had a long day, and you’re scrolling through emails. A client has pushed back on your price. A software company...
Small business owners today have access to a significant volume of data when it comes to managing their business, and their employee data may reveal insights that are hiding in plain sight. Most business leaders have access to workforce dashboards to track turnover, overtime, engagement, cost per hire in real time, and more. What they […]
EBONY CEO Eden Bridgeman explains how her franchise background and her father's leadership lessons are helping her take an 80-year-old cultural institution into the future of media.
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