Posts Tagged“business success”

12 Mistakes that are Screwing Up Your Video Calls

In business, clear and easy communication is exceptionally important. As video calls become a standard in many organizations, it’s still a surprise to know that plenty of users are winging it along. If your video calls keep failing, here are a few mistakes you might be making: Going with the regular settings Using that video conferencing program for the first time? After you test it to make sure it works, take the time to adjust the default settings, from the microphone settings to the camera angles and everything else in between. Otherwise, you could end up with an unflattering camera…

How to Turn an Acorn of Idea Into a Tree of Success

Many of us have had that light bulb moment at least once in our lives, that moment when you are sitting at home watching television or riding the bus when an idea pops into your head that you are sure can be a money spinner. The problem that many of us have is actually turning that idea into something that is successful or even getting it off the ground at all. We often see people around us who have done exactly this, taken their acorn of an idea and turned it into a success, people like Mark Zuckerberg, Robert Bassam…

Missed Customer Payments Are No Small Matter to Overlook

    Does anything keep you awake at night in running your small business? For some such owners, the thought of not getting their customer payments on time can prove to be quite unnerving. That being the case, it is important for small business owners to always do their best to be sure customers are not taking advantage of them when it comes to making payments in a timely manner. If that happens, a company’s financial books can become messed up in a short amount of time. So, are you doing all you can to make sure customer payments get…

The Skills Needed to Become a CEO

Who wouldn’t want to be a CEO? Unfortunately, not everybody can do it. Most who do become CEO go through a lot of growing and different jobs before they get to that point. Take Charles Phillips Infor CEO who had affairs with Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Air Force before getting to that position. There is no exact list of skills you have to have to become a CEO, or experiences you have to go through, or either path you have to walk. That said, if you truly want to reach that position,…