9+ Ways to Incorporate Intentional Giving in Your Business Plan
Over the past few decades, leaders have recognized that their businesses are responsible for doing more than maximizing profits and stockpiling money. They have a social responsibility to do what’s best not just for the business itself but their team, the planet, and society at large. This is commonly referred to as corporate philanthropy. While the name may scream big business, it doesn’t matter the size of your business… only whether you make being socially responsible a priority.
If Money took a StrengthsFinder Test
It’s no secret I’m a big fan of using personality assessments and similar tools in order to improve my communication and other interpersonal skills, especially when it comes to working with my team. So I got to wondering… What if Money took the Clifton StrengthsFinder test? Which strengths would it have in order to make it the best member of your support team?
6 Ways Money Talks & How it Influences Our Communication Styles
The topic of how and when their team gets paid is something I discuss with the majority of my clients. As employees, we were certainly never asked what our boundaries and expectations around getting paid were (or I wasn’t, at least!) -- we were told when, how much, and how frequently payroll would be run and we simply accepted there was very little wiggle room for negotiation from there. So it’s no surprise that when we make the switch from being employed to owning a business, asking our team about their thoughts around money isn’t something that crosses our minds!
5 Tips for Hiring a Team (and Common Mistakes to Avoid!)
Expansion and hiring seem to be top of my mind for my clients right now.
Whether it’s the relief that 2020 is over and the hope that 2021 will be better, or the simple truth that they’re tired of being the bottleneck in their own business, leveraging themselves out of the day-to-day is a priority. What’s not always clear is how to make it happen.
Gold Nuggets In A Trash Heap? How To Reflect On 2020 And Move Forward In 2021
To say 2020 was a big year is putting it mildly. Together we faced a pandemic, widespread protesting, a political year showing us the best and worst of what society is, continued loss of black and brown lives, and awareness that we can no longer hide behind the institutions we have been raised with.