Mon.Oct 17, 2016

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Flurry of New Studies on the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Lots of recent studies on the gig economy. So many that one article says you can't swing a cat these days without hitting one. We're dog fans here at Small Business Labs, but we still wouldn't swing a cat. But if we did, we'd likely hit one of these recent gig economy studies: Upwork's 2016 Freelancing in America study - We briefly covered this study last week.

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Why You Need to Practice Saying "No"

On The Job

No. Not a big word, is it? Yet for many workers, saying "no" has become very difficult. Whether it's because they fear looking like a non-team player or worry about backlash from a boss, saying "no" has become a very big problem. Still, if you want to avoid burnout -- or even questionable behavior that could land you in legal trouble -- you need to know that line in the sand when you won't hesitate to say "no.

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Business Practices New Entrepreneurs Should Be Doing

Small Business CEO

Being an entrepreneur certainly takes a lot of work, especially when you’re still starting. If you don’t have a personal mentor to help you navigate the business world’s tough waters, here are some tips you should do to better your business. Have a vision. You couldn’t expect to prosper if you don’t have a clear vision of what you want your business to become.

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The Productivityist Podcast: Steve Dotto

Productivityist

On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast I welcome my good friend Steve Dotto to the show. Steve’s made a name for himself on two separate occasions – first as a nationally-recognized television personality in Canada and now as a globally-recognized Internet personality worldwide. Steve and I talk about his early years and how he got into what he is doing now.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!