In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates devoted a portion of his formidable intellect to memorizing employee license plates. As Gates recalls, “I knew everyone’s license plates so I …
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A friend runs a restaurant consulting firm: concepts, planning, financial models, operations—the works. Except now work is in relatively short supply. Many restaurants have had to close this winter, others …
When face-to-face communication is impractical—or impossible—a 100% remote recruiting process may be necessary. (Here’s a blueprint for making remote interviewing work for your small business.) You also may not be …
Working largely through phones and screens isn’t likely to be temporary. Even after things return to “normal,” teleconferencing will remain a bigger part of the average person’s daily workflow—if it …
When I got laid off, my boss opened the conversation with, “This is really hard for me.” I’m sure it was hard for him, but it was a lot harder …
While what constitutes an “emergency” may vary from person to person, for small business owners, recent events surely qualify as a workplace emergency. For example, the National Restaurant Association estimates …