Coronavirus Stimuli: How will they affect Individuals and Businesses?
There’s been a lot of information circulated with regards to coronavirus-related legislation that’s either been signed into law or is currently proposed. However, some of the information is either inaccurate, a mixture of truth, or just plain false. This article will discuss some of the stimulus packages that have already passed, items that are proposed, and measures seeking to directly benefit business owners. On March 4, 2020,...
Remote meetings are the new normal. Here are 16 ways to make them a LOT more effective
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many employees to work from home, and now businesses are functioning through a surge of virtual meetings. Howard Tiersky, the author of Impactful Online Meetings, shares tips to make yours more effective With COVID-19 here for the unforeseeable future, businesses are rethinking everything. More and more employees are working from home, which means people who once met face to face must now meet...
Beyond coronavirus: The path to the next normal
The coronavirus is not only a health crisis of immense proportion—it’s also an imminent restructuring of the global economic order. Here’s how leaders can begin navigating to what’s next For some organizations, near-term survival is the only agenda item. Others are peering through the fog of uncertainty, thinking about how to position themselves once the crisis has passed and things return to normal. The question is, ‘What will normal...
Nine tips to make working remotely work for you and your employer
The concept of remote working has been around for a long time. Many entrepreneurs have mastered the ability to work virtually, but it is often a major challenge for those who normally work in a busy office setting to shift to working outside their traditional office environment. Working remotely can feel more isolating than mingling with co-workers in an office setting. Being effective while you work remotely takes more than a mindset...
What to do when growth is stagnant
Many legacy organizations are facing a crisis. What worked in the past, whether a product, service or even business model, is somehow not working anymore. The entire organizational infrastructure and operation – often built around this – is humming along as it did before, but incremental cost-cutting has been happening for years. First, it was seen as simply cleaning house and eliminating unnecessary expenses, but now the...
It’s the Little Things
Thinking about this month’s column amidst all that is going on in the world, I came to a conclusion that when the market or uncertainty is paramount it is the little things that count if you are to attain your goal for a day, a week, a month or a year. Sometimes these procedures or reviews slip out of sight until you are discussing a problem, and someone brings up ideas about how to solve the problem. But before we get to the Little...
Eating Bullfrogs
Since January, my articles have been reviewing the highlights and ideas presented at the 2019 MHEDA Rental and Used Equipment Conference. This conference was held in October of 2019, and featured speakers from around the country who have been successful in their rental and used equipment ventures. At the conference the information provided by the speakers was relevant and useful, but some of the most exciting ideas were shared across...