Great leadership also requires action. One leader likes to say, “You’re behaving so loudly, I can hardly hear what you’re saying.” People will trust leaders and feel a greater sense of engagement and commitment when there is alignment between what the leader says and does. All that understanding of someone else’s situation should turn into compassion and action. Empathy in action is understanding an employee’s struggles and offering to help. It is appreciating a person’s point of view and engaging in a healthy debate that builds to a better solution. It is considering a team member’s perspectives and making a new recommendation that helps achieve greater success. As the popular saying goes, people may not remember what you say, but they will remember how you made them feel.
Read MoreIt’s worth noting that not all accountants hold the same qualifications. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is an accountant that has passed a specific exam and completed a range of coursework across a three-year course. As a result, if you hire a CPA, you can be assured that their work is up to a certain standard. Additionally, they are the only ones able to complete specific tasks, such as preparing an audited financial statement, so make sure to choose the right accountant for your needs.
Read Moren order for any business to thrive, it needs to have a productive leader and team. However, productivity means a lot more than simply keeping busy. Sometimes, you can keep yourself busy working on tasks that essentially amount to nothing and lead you down a dead-end path of wasted time and energy. As a leader, it’s important to understand how to make the most of every moment you have and the decisions you make. To that end, 12 members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) weigh in with their answers to the following question:
Read MoreToday’s tight job market makes it imperative for small businesses to offer an array of benefits to employees. Many benefits are commonly offered…health care, retirement plans, and dependent care assistance. But employers may need to go beyond the basics and consider other benefits. Doing so won’t necessarily be expensive. Here are some additional benefits to consider:
Read MoreA "representative signer" is a person signing the document on behalf of someone else, or on behalf of a business entity such as a corporation. It is sometimes referred to as acting in a "representative capacity." This can include someone signing a document as an attorney in fact for another individual, a company executive signing business documents, or signing legal documents as a designated officer of an organization or legal entity.
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