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What Is Shared Culture

I wish I could give you a crisp definition of what the word culture, with regard to business, really means. It’s a tricky word that finds its way into most discussions regarding the workplace these days.Like so many things, it’s hard to describe, but you know it when you see it.

A (Useful?) Piece of Office Software

Laura Leites over at SmallBizTechnology.com has pointed out an interesting piece of software that allows you to write on Microsoft Office documents using your mouse, a tablet pc pen, or other point and click tools as if you were marking on them with a pen. The idea is that you could scratch notes on your digital file, just as you would a printed out document. I'll admit that this is a neat idea in concept, but I can't really see the need to use such a program.

Social Media's Place In The Organization

When I first started this social media agency, the question I was asked most often was, “What is social media?”  In just a few months, that question morphed into, “What kinds of things can social media do for my organization specifically?” 

5 Ways to Make Sure Your Staff is On the Same Page

Making sure your staff has common goals and are working together (even when working on separate projects) is crucial to the success of your business. In other words, if employees don't have a clue what their co-workers are doing, it is likely that projects may overlap or interfere with one another, ultimately causing productivity to decline and perhaps hindering project growth. There are simple ways to keep your employees communicating with you and each other, and just being aware of what is going on within the company in general.

Items of Interest Regarding Amazon

There are a couple of items floating around the web about Amazon that may interest small business owners. First off, today they announced the opening of their office supplies store.

How Efficient is Your Document Management Strategy?

Oce Business Services surveyed business executives about their document management habits and revealed some interesting information.

How Much Money are you Throwing Away on Wasted Time?

As you know, saving time leads to more productivity. If you think about your daily routine, you are bound to find areas in which you are spending more time than you need to be. Multitasking vs. One thing at a time