When it comes to business development, one of the biggest challenges professionals face is finding time to do it all. I deal with this dilemma every single day. In fact, to be honest I’ve been spending the last 6 months working on a project that has been so demanding I’ve found little time to do
Six months ago I was introduced to Chef Bill Bracken by the late and wonderful Orange County icon Phyllis Ann Marshall. From that meeting I was fortunate to be invited onto his Culinary Advisory Board for Bracken’s Kitchen. Since then, I (and others) have been working on various projects designed to increase our span of
Whether you’re Mother Teresa or Ebenezer Scrooge, you can’t deny it; Giving back to the community is a good thing. Guess what else? It’s also good for business. Not only is it an excellent way to promote your products and services – and get great exposure while doing it – but most importantly, you get
Morale is a state of mind. It involves feelings and emotions. Since morale is created within each employee, it is often considered an elusive quality. Morale is the attitude toward or perception of the job, work environment, team members, managers and the organization as a whole. Positive employee morale is usually exhibited by confidence, discipline and
Let’s face it. It’s hard to get the right person for the job. It’s even harder when you don’t know exactly what that job is. Job descriptions are tough. In my travels I’ve found most job descriptions to be inadequate at best and many close to worthless. It’s no wonder, then, that we see marginal
Shared Wisdom, Bottom Line Success When you own a business, a “hard time,” isn’t a hypothetical – it’s an inevitability. All businesses fall on hard times at some point. But having a strategy to weather these times gives you a much better chance to not only survive, but to ultimately thrive. In working with various
Curfews, makeup, training bras, real bras, mood swings, BOYS!… Raising kids as a single parent is never easy, but raising a teenage daughter as a single dad? Well, that can be frustrating at best and sheer torture at worst. From boyfriends and prom dresses to teen angst, drugs and alcohol, navigating those teen girl waters
California has signed into effect even more laws for 2018 you may not be aware of. If you’re surprised, well, you’re not alone. I was talking to my friend/attorney/client the other day and he asked if I was aware of all the new laws in California going into effect in 2018. Of course my response
