carmensample (28)in #startup • 6 years ago#entrepreneur — You will never be “ready”.We are in the process of buying another business and we aren’t ready. We own five businesses and are overwhelmed and…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoWhere my ladies at? 50/50 is aiming too low.It is a simple rule that I think we should all live by in our professions: Women and men should be in top leadership…carmensample (28)in #disability • 6 years agoHigh-Risk Housing — When there is no good optionWe accept that the risk is better than homelessness or institutionalization…and that is all we really need to know.…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoFighting Lawsuits…For The Smell of ItThis funny thing happened when we became a “large company” — People started suing us. Maybe we looked differently, or…carmensample (28)in #relationships • 6 years agoReconciling the End. Leaving your job gracefullyEndings are a process of emotional reconciliation. Resigning from a job is like breaking up with your partner. There…carmensample (28)in #work • 6 years agoWhy we don’t pay sick time. The Three Truths of “calling out sick”.I know this blog post is going to get some electronic tomatoes thrown in my direction….. Meh… cue shoulder shrug .…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoThe ENTOURAGE every CEO needsWhat I have learned about an effective entourage is that they are not “followers” — They are actually the leaders that…carmensample (28)in #humor • 6 years ago“Holding The Line” — The Best Teams Protect Their LeaderI hate being tackled. As the CEO, I am the default quarterback. I am scanning the field and planning my next…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoManaging your “Management Brand”No, I’m not talking about color schemes and font styles. I’m talking about not tolerating bullshit. A…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings…carmensample (28)in #business • 6 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings…carmensample (28)in #startup • 7 years agoVacations — The 3 ways they can hold work value.If you are an entrepreneur like me, you might struggle with vacations. I am the person that gets sad on Fridays…carmensample (28)in #leadership • 7 years agoThe War for Talent — How working in a 1.8% unemployment market improved my businessCompetition raises the bar of service delivery to customers…AND services to employees. It is kind of a nice world in a…carmensample (28)in #millennials • 7 years agoUnemployment Cases — Why I LOOOOOVE to win them so much.When I started my first company I had no idea what unemployment insurance was. Nobody in my family had ever filed for…carmensample (28)in #business • 7 years agoNumbers don’t lie. The FIVE metrics that determine the health of your company (No, Sales isn’t one of them).Numbers don’t lie. Stop asking your team what problems they are experiencing and start instead focusing them on…carmensample (28)in #productivity • 7 years agoThe customer is not always right. Don’t be afraid to remind them they are wrong.My mother was an intense business owner — I learned from the best. I remember a rude customer that walked through her…carmensample (28)in #entrepreneurship • 7 years ago5 things IT professionals should never say in a Millennial company.in #entrepreneurship • 7 years agoAttention New Employees: You will SUCCEED if you do these 8 things.I recently experienced the first time that an employee had been hired, worked in a position for a significant amount…
