It’s a no-brainer: well performing websites enjoy higher visitor engagement, retention and conversion. Given how fickle users can be, plus the fact that mobile devices are very significant these days, never before has the speed of websites been so important! In this article I’m going to highlight ways in which you can improve the performance of your own sites.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Anatomy of a Top Performing Salesperson Infographic
What does it take to become be a top performing sales person? The infographic below demonstrates what it takes to be a top performer in sales and why employers struggle to find and recruit sales people who will consistently over achieve.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Why Flexible Hours Inspire Performance
"What time do you want me to start work?" That's the question a new hire recently asked me. She looked a little startled by my reply.
"I don't care."
But it was the truth. I didn't care—and I never have—what hours are kept by the people who work for me. You could say I'm the opposite of a control freak, in the sense that I have always resisted rules, for myself and for others. Why? Because once you have rules, you have to enforce them—and there's no more tedious task in life.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Importance of Website Performance
Lately in some of my writing projects I’ve had to hunt down sources to demonstrate the importance of web page speed. Usually a quick Google search will pull up some pretty good ones, and I have a few others on file that I can refer to.
The 10 Worst-Performing States in America
Judging by each state's finances, management, and standard of living, we determined the most bungled U.S. state economies. The big surprise: the largest state turned out to be the poorest-run.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
How To Create A Peak-Performance Employee Team
Management can be defined as getting things done through others. To be a manager you must be an expert at persuading and influencing others to work in a common direction. This is why all excellent managers are also excellent low-pressure salespeople. They don't order people to do things—they persuade them to accept certain responsibilities, with specific deadlines and agreed-upon standards of performance.
How To Create A Peak-Performance Employee Team
Management can be defined as getting things done through others. To be a manager you must be an expert at persuading and influencing others to work in a common direction. This is why all excellent managers are also excellent low-pressure salespeople. They don't order people to do things—they persuade them to accept certain responsibilities, with specific deadlines and agreed-upon standards of performance.