Treating others fairly is a trait most of us aspire to and admire. To badly paraphrase Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., all of us want to judge our fellow humans by the depth of their character. Yet psychologists, through numerous studies, find that virtually all of us exhibit a form of cognitive dissonance known as the “halo effect.”
How to make more money in your business . . .
There are two components to whether a business is successful, bottom-line-wise: high revenues and low expenses.
Excuse Me: Did You Have Enough Information Before You Made That Decision?
We live in the “information age.” Mankind now generates approximately the same amount of information in the one day that we created from the beginning of recorded history to the year 2003. The amount of content that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube spawn is staggering. Type in a search term or phrase into your favorite search engine, and you will likely get results measured in the millions or billions.
Excuse Me – Who is Your Boss?
One of the main reasons that a lot of people give for why they become entrepreneurs is that they do not want to work for someone else. Sometimes this feeling arises early in life. I knew early on that the best person for me to work for was me.
Excuse Me, Does Size Matter?
I deal a lot with entrepreneurs, both ones starting a new business and those whose business is already operating. Quite often, these entrepreneurs are operating what would be termed a very small business. These enterprises are designed essentially to support or provide additional funds for the founder and perhaps her family. When you look at the literature about smaller entrepreneurial ventures, you’ll often see two terms: solopreneur and micropreneur. But what do these terms mean?