A lot of bad hires have to do with a lack of a standard interview process. In addition to not having a standard interview process, interviewers at many companies ask the wrong questions. They fail to ask questions that evaluate if the candidate would be a good fit for the company culture as well...
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Teaming with Accelerators
by Rufus Wingfield III Business Accelerators can be very advantageous to making your startup business profitable. Accelerators are geared toward fast-tracking your startup, accelerating the pace at which it grows, helping you stand apart from others, and turning a profit the soonest. Selecting the right accelerator for your specific startup, together with choosing the...
How to Navigate HR Compliance
by Rufus Wingfield III Human Resources is one of the foremost and vital, yet daunting challenges for any startup or small business, and many midsized businesses. In addition to being the nucleus for administrating and operating the business, it is also, more times than not, the hub for meeting and maintaining regulatory compliance for...
Use Technology to Transform Your Human Resources
by Rufus Wingfield III Advancements in technology have had a transformational and irreversible impact on Human Resources (HR). Technology will continue to change the way that HR professionals recruit, train, process and manage data and personnel. This reality is particularly important considering that the average Human Resource Specialist spends an estimated 75% their time...
Small Businesses Common Missteps and Best Moves
by Rufus Wingfield III The margin of error for most small businesses and startups is critically small. Every choice made, or not made can mean the difference between the business surviving or collapsing. While it’s not an exact science, there are similarities in the actions and decisions that successful small business owners take, make...
4 Types of Social Media that can Help Your Company
by Mackenzie Cox
4 Types of Social Media that can Help Your Company Social Media is a platform that all business should take advantage of these days. Whether it be through LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. the point being made is if a business is not online it could be left behind. By not exploring your company’s...
How To Be a Great Leader?
Leaders have an important role in creating a productive working environment that requires trust amongst employees and their projects as well as effective communication within the organization. By favoring a dynamic workplace, leaders can stimulate employees’ productivity while making them feel valued and respected. Nowadays, employees want leaders who understand their needs, and that...
Starting a Business is Project Management
The process of starting a business is one of the best examples of modern day project management. As a matter of fact, the two are irrefutably joined as the fundamental processes for starting a business closely mirrors the basic project management concepts and practices, as for both critical task must fit aptly into a...
Use Clarity and Sincerity to Influence Your Employees
At Braathe Enterprises, clarity and sincerity remain essential elements within our team. It allows us to entertain a good communication between all the employees and thus, to produce a more effective work. Why is language such a fundamental element within a company? The choice of leaders’ words definitely impacts on the team’s productivity. “Words...
Project Managers Must Take Full Advantage of Technology
Our society is well into the age of the Internet of Things (IoT) that connects not only our electronic communications devices, but also our vehicles, home appliances, etc., and allows them to collect and share information. These advancements in how we collaborate will undoubtable have a huge effect on how project management is done...