Leading people in strictness and gentleness

Leading and managing people can be a difficult task for any aspiring leader. It doesn’t only involve techniques or systems, but importantly include a strict yet gentle human touch towards other people. It is also somehow intriguing to reckon the fact that most of the important and useful ingredients of effectively leading people are not learned in the post-graduate schools or in the seemingly thick management and leadership textbooks. They are even not often learned from listening to the so-called leadership gurus and management experts. Amazingly, they are learned from within our selves’ realization towards our personal (not Read more

Benefits of short breaks during working hours

As you go on to chase a deadline, you’ve already forgotten your meals and ignored to take some short breaks. A heroic act is what lingers in your mind. Besides, this is what your boss wants. Because your boss is a workaholic, he wants to see you also in his shadow. The lack of strategic planning and quality control has caused all of these cramming office scenarios. But there is no turning back and you need to accomplish your challenging job. When you look at your face in the mirror, you’ve noticed two big, dark and puffy bags under your eyes. Then you have called your fairy god mother and wish to get rid of them. But there is no fairy tale on this. What you need is a break. – a series of short breaks for relaxation and rejuvenation. Read more

The Options for Insolvent Businesses

This is a guest post by Jeffrey Carter, who is a business finance expert in the UK, advising companies in financial difficulty of their options.

In 2009 in the UK alone, 19077 businesses went into company liquidation. This figure was particularly high, largely as a result of the 18 month recession that gripped the global economies.

However, even in ‘normal’ economic circumstances, insolvency amongst businesses is more common than we would like. Contrary to popular misconception, however, company insolvency needn’t mean the end of the business.  There are a number of options available to insolvent companies. Read more

What is energy dieting for businesses?

When the late-2000s global economic recession occurred, businesses and companies resorted to an “energy diet” to cut their costs and survive the hard phenomenon. Energy dieting in the corporate world includes using more energy-efficient machines, reducing length of use on lights and electricity, saving gas and fuel, and other ways on saving our power usage as well as our power bills. The great thing in energy dieting is that it saves not only our money but it also saves our world. While energy saving cuts our energy cost, it also prevent the total extinguishment of our planet’s energy reserves. Minimization of energy usage (electricity, fuel and gasses) also reduces global warming, which is primarily caused by too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon overload is caused mainly when we burn fossils fuels like coal, oil and gas. Hmmm…as we always talk about the green bucks, we should also discuss the green mother Earth and how to protect it. Read more

101 things successful businessman and entrepreneur have

A successful business owner or entrepreneur is one that brings his entrepreneurship into success and fulfillment. A businessman can have a net income in his statement of profit and loss yet he cannot make his customers and employees happy. An entrepreneur can achieve fame yet he can’t still be considered as a fulfilled one. There are many general and specific things that a businessman should have to attain business fulfillment. We know it’s hard to reach such goal. However, although we have not yet hit that final mark, what important is we can assure that we are heading towards that direction. To assure that, I made a list of 101 things truly successful businessmen have. They are arranged alphabetically for your pleasure. Enjoy! Read more

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