3 Tips to Enhance Effective Communication

by Scott Span, CEO & Lead Consultant of Tolero Solutions Workplace communication isn't easy. Everything, from personal to business relationships hinge on it. Communicate too little, too much or incorrectly, and everything you've worked for can fall apart. On the contrary, when people communicate properly-- in a way that makes all parties feel heard--even conflict

August 13, 2013

Adapting to the Mobile Workplace

By Rebecca Tann, vice president of marketing for Regus Recently, I did something quite common the office these days: I worked from home, d a few other locations in a single week. I consider myself part of the modern and connected workforce who no longer relies on one location to be productive, and it’s something

August 12, 2013

How to Get Customers to Read Your Emails!

By: DJ Waldo, a Special to Overdrive If you want to be a successful email marketer, it's essential that subscribers open your messages. After all, if your audience isn't opening your emails, it's impossible for them to take action, such as clicking through to your website or making a purchase. But how do you keep

April 1, 2013

3 Secrets of Happy Employees

By: Gwen Moran, a Special to Overdrive Of course you don't want your employees to be miserable, but should you make your employees happiness a business priority? In a word, yes. In addition to creating a more pleasant work environment and reducing turnover, happy employees are more productive and collaborative, according to 2010 research by

December 28, 2012

Meditation and Prayer: Does It Help Entrepreneurs Succeed?

By: Cathy Lynn Grossman, a Special to Overdrive Entrepreneurs behave just like most Americans when it comes to religion -- but with one spiritual twist. They're significantly more likely to pray several times a day or to meditate, said sociologist Kevin Dougherty, a co-author of the Baylor Religion Survey. The survey can't answer whether prayerful,

December 19, 2012

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

By: Nadia Goodman, a Special to Overdrive Tomorrow's business leaders and startup founders will be today's young kids whose parents have raised them with an entrepreneurial spirit -- a skill that is increasingly important as young people flood the startup world and the freelance economy grows. As a parent, you inspire entrepreneurship by fostering the

December 13, 2012