Two plus two equal four, right? Well, they mostly do. When they don’t, though, then you have something special to write home about. Empires are built on these types of flawed mathematical equations. While you could be an exceptional genius who has managed to invent something special and has become a household name on the back of his invention, human beings with average IQs have also managed to build empires in the history of mankind. How do they do it? They do it by fostering and promoting ... Keep Reading
Top Tips to Manage Genius Employees
Nothing can be better, can it? Having genius employees chugging away at what they do best while your company rises to the top of the pile of all its competitors. This is like a dream come true for all employers, across the world – being able to afford brilliant employees. It’s obvious why. Geniuses are so good at what they do that they aren’t only more productive than everybody else but also inspire everyone to be better than what they’re used to. The only problem is managing those outstanding ... Keep Reading
How Slackers at Work Cost Your Business Money
The path to entrepreneurial success begins through a very treacherous and perilous territory. You not only have to start from scratch and act like you have no money but you also have to worry about hiring the right people. When you add time shortage into the mix, what you’re left with is a rush to hire employees that not only need to perform at par with the industry but actually exceed the standards. When a start-up actually gets this mix right, it is magical and slightly hard to believe because ... Keep Reading
Top Tips for Getting That Perfect Recruitment System in Place
People are the heart and soul of any business. It is a business’s workforce that determines how well it will perform. This is why one of the most crucial skills for any entrepreneur to invest in is man management. Earlier, man management used to be mostly about delegation. However, that is no longer the case today. With globalisation and intermingling of numerous cultures, individuals have become more varied and diverse. Since businesses rely on people, this has resulted in man management ... Keep Reading
5 Foreign Expansion Mistakes That are Very Common
Foreign expansion is, debatably, one of the most common business targets for entrepreneurs and businessmen. Not only most common, but it can also be said to be one of the most prized and desired objectives for any business. Although in many people’s perspective, foreign expansion is something that bigger entities target. In fact, foreign expansion probably sounds like a dream to you if you’re new to the world of business. To be fair, though, it would sound like a dream to most budding or even ... Keep Reading
How to Boost Retention of Top Performers
It doesn’t matter whether your business is a start-up or an established enterprise. The way of the professional world, these days, is attrition. While a few decades ago, a company could’ve boasted of having more than a few company men working simultaneously, today’s companies struggle to find even one. Employees, these days, jump ship very regularly and in very short periods simply because they get increments for making the move. Since employees don’t stay long enough, top performers have also ... Keep Reading
Understanding Workplace Conflict to Prevent It!
When more than one personality and more than a single viewpoint collide, it is bound to result in workplace conflict. In fact, if you’re an entrepreneur, you can view workplace conflict as a positive thing too. After all, there is never any conflict if the people involved don’t care about what they're doing. Thus, if you’re seeing workplace conflict in your business, it is likely that it exists because your employees are passionate about their work as well as your company. This doesn’t mean ... Keep Reading
Different Leadership Styles and How They Work
What is entrepreneurship? Is it about innovation? Is it about founding systems? Is it about product development? Or, is it about customer relations and fulfilment? These are the most common ways through which budding and existing entrepreneurs view their profession of choice. How you view entrepreneurship is very important because it will end up defining how you view your role as the leader of your business or your leadership style. And, how you view your leadership style will end up defining ... Keep Reading
Intangible Business Mistakes to Avoid In The 2017
The New Year is here. For nearly everyone, the New Year brings hope and promise, regardless of how the previous year went for them. However, a lot of people fail to realise that this hope and promise is a jug that can only be pulled from after it has been filled. In other words, you need to put the water of rejuvenation into the jug of hope and promise if you wish to drink from it later. In business, this means working hard. It also means keeping the jug from leaking that water through tiny ... Keep Reading
Top 7 New Year Resolutions for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are a unique breed of people. They have this ability to focus on one thing to the exclusion of everything else and that one thing, you guessed it, is their respective businesses. At any point in his life, the true entrepreneur will be thinking of nothing else but his business. So, it isn't surprising that they colour everything that happens in the real world in the shades of their businesses. There is no one that this blog, Office Hacks by Inkjet Wholesale, is designed for more ... Keep Reading