Do you to know how to quit your job without ending up on the street? In a nutshell, you need to avoid the self-employment trap, think like a business, and create multiple passive revenue streams.Avoid the Self-Employment TrapIf you quit your job and hang up your own shingle, you might work harder for less money. You may enjoy working from home or choosing your own clients, but you might end up living from client to client without building any...more
Most corporate culture surveys are not as effective as they could be. This article will help you to optimize your success and use the results to improve your corporate culture.Start with Your GoalsWhen embarking upon a corporate culture survey project, you must start with the end in mind. What is your purpose in doing a corporate culture survey? Do you want to improve the corporate culture? If so, why? What are the main challenges that your...more
I believe that most organizations are miserable places to work. They are Corporate Cubeworlds. And no one is to blame. Companies have inherited their corporate culture from the Industrial Age and it just don't work anymore. People are unhappy and Corporate Cubeworlds are much less profitable than they could be.Before I go further, let me identify what I mean by the Corporate Cubeworld.Key Attributes of the Corporate Cubeworld:1. Work is a worker's primary responsibility in life and comes above family and personal concerns (even health)2. If a woman takes time off to raise children, she becomes less valued and is deemed to be less committed to the company3. Long hours and lots of face time are required4. Your title on your business card is your identity5. Hard, diligent work is not enough - you must do lots of self-promotion and gain the support of powerful players to advance in the Cubeworld6. Your chances of success are greatly increased if you look, act, and think like the leaders of the company7. Hierarchy is to be honored and sustained - your job is to make your boss look good8. The higher you get in the hierarchy, the more you delegate and supervise and the less work that you...more
Are you looking for a clear definition of corporate culture? You have come to the right place!I have developed a definition of corporate culture after nearly 20 years of working with organizations and viewing them from the perspective of a cultural anthropologist as well as a strategy consultant with an MBA in finance.The easiest way to think of...more
Culture: n 1. natural phenomenon that is created whenever a group of people come together to collaborate; 2. foundation for all decisions and actions within an organization; 3. the way things are around here.Every time people come together with a shared purpose, culture is created. This group of people could be a family, neighborhood, project team,...more
Door Knocking is back! Tired of the poor results from "we buy houses" advertising, Real Estate Investors are tapping an old resource to generate higher profit deals.Door knocking is a lead generation, qualification, and development tool used by real estate investor for years to gather information, build rapport, and negotiate with the seller. Historically this method takes the most work and is the most costly per lead. So why is it suddenly gaining popularity in the real estate investing industry? An influx of Investors and Investment sources in the real estate investment world, has caused a massive increases in "We Buy Houses" ad campaigns, direct mail campaigns, and internet lead sources that are accessible by virtually all investors with the click off a button. Homeowners in major metropolitan areas may see as many as 20 signs on one corner advertising "We Buy Houses" with different contact information on each sign. Get in trouble on a mortgage and your names lands on an "NOD" list that is available to every Investor on the planet resulting in the phone jammed and mailbox full of letters. If a homeowner is brave enough to get on the internet and look for a buyer or a way...more
Sure, you're a business, non-profit, association orgovernment agency manager specializing in activities likesales, human resources, distribution, finance, programmanagement or any of many other operating functions.So you know what you're doing.But...more
He was a little old man, and he was confused. All around him were huge, confusing technological marvels, and he had no clue what he was really looking for...or at, for that matter.I was on commission, so the higher-end merchandise meant a bigger...more
You can find gas credit cards for just about any major - and some minor - gas companies. These gas credit cards are easily found online. One site we perused, for example, told us about several different gas credit card offers. It told us how to find...more
Your Credit Report (the Boring Part)Your online credit report is a collection of files and records pertaining to your credit history. It is often referenced for hiring, renting, mortgages, loans, background checks and many other situations which may...more
Many of you have probably heard the term "asset management" Before, but you may not have an idea of what it really is. Asset management is a broad term. It can be defined as a process that guides the gaining of assets, along with their use and...more
For many Americans reaching the retirement age, the equity build up in their home is their only real asset. Reverse mortgage is a way to tap into this asset and create a stream of income needed for retirement or take care of an unexpected financial...more