If Your Website was an Employee, Would You Fire It?
If Your Website was an Employee, Would You Fire It?

Author: Alan Berg

Publisher: AlanBerg.com

Published: 2011-06

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0983211914

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Websites are essential these days for every business, but there are 5 questions you need to ask before you make one. If you didn't you're in the majority. Don't worry you won't need to scrap your site to benefit from these ideas. "If your website was an employee, would you fire it?" will walk you through how to think differently about your website. What is it now? What should it be? Who's using your site and how? Did you design your website for you, or for the people who are using it every day? When you ask yourself better questions, you'll get better answers and better results.This book was designed to be a quick and easy read. I want you to get on to taking real action, as without action there won't be any change. You'll discover easy things you can do, right away, to improve the performance of your current site or help you design a new one. If you're making a new site, you can still make some of these changes to your current site while the new one is getting ready.Are you ready to begin? Let's start your journey to greater success, today.

Ask a Manager
Ask a Manager

Author: Alison Green

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0399181822

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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

The at Risk Child
The at Risk Child

Author: David Butler

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781540770493

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When his mother died, eight-year-old David Butler's life changed forever. Expectations for his future disappeared along with his mother's warm presence, but the days ahead still held promise. David set his own bar high, and this at risk child never let go of the idea that he would become something greater. Laughed at by his family when he announced his plan to go to college, David received little support for his dreams. But he never stopped asking himself whether he could really have that life, whether it was possible to transcend his current circumstances and reach higher. Do our limits stop us from achieving or just provide opportunities to push past them? Young David used his natural optimism to keep working, and he made it to college. Today he holds a bachelor's degree and an MBA, and he has found a fulfilling career. One important lesson was that he was never really alone; the teachers and mentors who helped him along the way were a constant source of inspiration. This profound story shows how personal strength can overcome adversity. And it shows how the challenges we face in life can be our greatest teachers in the end.

The Employee Performance Handbook
The Employee Performance Handbook

Author: Margie Mader-Clark

Publisher: Nolo

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 1413328873

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Maximize employee performance—whether your workers are on-site or remote Confronting employees about poor performance is an ordeal dreaded by managers and HR pros everywhere. The possibility of emotional outbursts—and the specter of a lawsuit—leaves even many experienced managers at a loss. The Employee Performance Handbook is a complete how-to guide for managing employee performance. Packed with practical and legal advice, this book offers smart strategies that will help get the most out of your employees and avoid legal trouble. You’ll learn how to: identify problems early on decide when discipline is necessary choose the right response to a problem engage employees in improving performance fire employees when necessary protect against wrongful termination lawsuits, and manage a remote workforce effectively. With downloadable forms: You can download sample policies, sample forms, checklists, skills-building exercises, and more, (details inside).

Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From?
Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From?

Author: Larry Bailin

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1600377041

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Looking for a marketing book that ...Tells it like it is?... Can help you keep up in an ever changing world?... Is the right fit no matter your business type or size? Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From? covers all aspects of marketing and selling products and services to a new breed of customer. Customers have become less loyal, more demanding and have more choices. With the proliferation of vehicles such as the Internet, Email, BLOGs, Podcasts and others, reaching the right customer with the right message is harder than ever before. Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From? deals with these issues and breaks down barriers like no other marketing book. Helping businesses decipher and deal with this changing online landscape and its effects on the ever changing customer is the purpose of this book. Allowing a business of any size, location or type to not only understand when something needs to be done, but what that something is and what the outcome should be. Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From? puts the business back in control of the message that is in front of its customers. Empowering readers to take action by taking an active role in the understanding and execution of their visible details. In this book, we strip away the nonsense from the common sense to uncover connective marketing messages that allow businesses to create what they really need the most sales.

The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements
The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements

Author: Martha Maeda

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1601382480

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Book & CD-ROM. Those who wish they had a resource in which every possible small business form and agreement they have ever encountered was located can breathe a sigh of relief. This encyclopaedia is the answer, as it will provide small business owners with ready-to-use checklists, worksheets, forms, contracts, and human resource documents. Inside these pages you will find over 250 essential documents for all your hiring, firing, intellectual property, Internet, technology, legal, merger, acquisition, money, fundraising, sales, marketing, and starting a business needs. In essence, this book is a small business survival kit packed with materials you can use for every aspect of your job. This encyclopaedia and companion CD-ROM focuses on the issues, situations, and tasks that you, as a small business owner, face every day when running your business, such as incorporation, board and shareholder resolutions, partnership agreements, business plans, insurance, employee applications, employment policies, termination, job descriptions, employee benefits, sales and service contracts, bills of sale, invoices, press releases, raising capital, venture capital, license agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, domain names, e-commerce contracts, release forms, demand letters, litigation, and arbitration. Included in this comprehensive book are hundreds of easy-to-implement tools, contracts, forms, and checklists that will help you organise your business and make it easier to manage while increasing your bottom line. With its professionally organised format, this book takes you step by step through the valuable forms, which may be easily printed out and customised, thanks to the convenient companion CD-ROM.

Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies
Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies

Author: Shannon Belew

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-01-30

Total Pages: 912

ISBN-13: 1119315522

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Start a successful online business—and be your own boss! Being an online entrepreneur means more than just building a website—and this book breaks down everything you need to know to be successful. Inside, you'll get plain-English explanations and easy-to-follow instruction on online business basics, legal and accounting issues, website design, Internet security, boosting sales, e-commerce, and so much more. While the ideas and concepts behind starting an online business are tried and true, the tools available to entrepreneurs change and evolve quickly—and often. Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies gets you up to speed on the best new tools, resources, and communities, and shows you how to best leverage them to up your chances of success. Discover your niche and create a business plan Design your website and storefront Increase your reach and market with social media Choose the best web host for your needs If you're a budding entrepreneur with dreams of running your own online business, this book has everything you need to get started and grow your company to extraordinary heights!

Child-Care Services
Child-Care Services

Author: The Staff of Entrepreneur Media

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 1122

ISBN-13: 1613083173

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The experts at Entrepreneur provide a two-part guide to success. First, find out what it takes to start a family-style child-care center in your home, a large center at a commercial site, or a niche business like child transportation. Then, master the fundamentals of business startup including defining your business structure, funding, staffing and more. This kit includes: • Essential industry and business-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more • Entrepreneur Editors’ Start Your Own Business, a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years • Interviews and advice from successful entrepreneurs in the industry • Worksheets, brainstorming sections, and checklists • Entrepreneur’s Startup Resource Kit (downloadable) More about Entrepreneur’s Startup Resource Kit Every small business is unique. Therefore, it’s essential to have tools that are customizable depending on your business’s needs. That’s why with Entrepreneur is also offering you access to our Startup Resource Kit. Get instant access to thousands of business letters, sales letters, sample documents and more – all at your fingertips! You’ll find the following: The Small Business Legal Toolkit When your business dreams go from idea to reality, you’re suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make. Learn how to stay in compliance and protect your business from legal action. In this essential toolkit, you’ll get answers to the “how do I get started?” questions every business owner faces along with a thorough understanding of the legal and tax requirements of your business. Sample Business Letters 1000+ customizable business letters covering each type of written business communication you’re likely to encounter as you communicate with customers, suppliers, employees, and others. Plus a complete guide to business communication that covers every question you may have about developing your own business communication style. Sample Sales Letters The experts at Entrepreneur have compiled more than 1000 of the most effective sales letters covering introductions, prospecting, setting up appointments, cover letters, proposal letters, the all-important follow-up letter and letters covering all aspects of sales operations to help you make the sale, generate new customers and huge profits.

This Book Will Teach You Business Etiquette
This Book Will Teach You Business Etiquette

Author: Tim Rayborn

Publisher: Cider Mill Press

Published: 2020-08-18

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1732512698

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This Book Will Teach You Business Etiquette is the essential pocket-sized guide for business skills nobody teaches you about in school! There was a time when you could diligently put in your hours and stay in the same job from graduation to retirement. But these days you have to be savvy to get ahead in business! Inside this handy, pocket-size hardcover, you will find: Five tricks for remembering names (the first time) and engaging people on a deeper level! How to avoid burnout, savor vacation time, and love your work! What not to do during a conference call! How to be professional How to get a promotion and win that raise! Recent grads and seasoned professionals alike will rely on this trusty little hardcover guide to the nuances of business etiquette that typically take years to learn. With dozens of how-tos, lists, and charts, This Book Will Teach You Business Etiquette breaks down business insider secrets in an entertaining, informative, and encouraging manner. You'll be winning friends and influencing people in no time!

TRANSLATING Coaching Codes of Practices - Insights from the Leading Edges of Everyday Practitioners
TRANSLATING Coaching Codes of Practices - Insights from the Leading Edges of Everyday Practitioners

Author: Yvonne Thackray

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 0995489505

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SPECIAL EDITION-HARDBACK What is the real relationship between our practice and our market? Are there different codes of practitioner practices being ignored for simple generalisations? How can we begin to translate these codes of different practices into greater knowledge and understanding of how coaching works? In our latest edited volume, over 15 experienced individuals share their insights and experiences of how they translate these questions through their practice. They each work in different places in different locations around the world, and each share their leading edges of how they are making it work for them in their market. Sharing their understanding through self-reporting will be valuable for anyone seeking to apply a coaching approach in their own space. And it's the unique code of each person's practice can better inform the field and the wider market of the realities that everyday practitioners operate in, that go beyond the many limitations of currently approved practice.