September 2014
An Edoc Infographic: Lessons from Leadership Training
READ MORE: If you like this article you will want to read “Has Leadership Today Changed?“ Kim Sykes is a marketer and content creator at Edoc Service, Inc., a total virtual company.
3 Things You Didn’t Know About eSign by Edoc
We can now say our electronic signature platform, eSign by Edoc, is better than it has ever been. It is practically a given that eSign by Edoc let’s you save time, and be more efficient…and it’s an altogether easier, more organized process to collect and store documents, all in one place for quick retrieval. Here … Continue reading 3 Things You Didn’t Know About eSign by Edoc
The Partnering Superlative
When is the last time you heard from your banker, your IT support supplier, your insurance agent or your payroll service? The list is endless. Are you dealing with supplier partners or vendors? Once we asked a key supplier why they were not more engaged with us and he responded, “Jim, everyone wants that kind … Continue reading The Partnering Superlative
How Successful People Become Better Leaders
Do you know the 4 most admired characteristics we can identify in leaders we admire? At Aileron, a private business accelerator built to help entrepreneurs, we learned the following are the most admired traits in our leaders: Honesty Forward-thinking Inspiring Competent It was also at Aileron that I learned the following 2 ways we can … Continue reading How Successful People Become Better Leaders
Unintended Cruelty
I may or may not have worked for a company that exhibited unintended cruelty to the staff. Here is how it may or may not have worked: The United Way campaign was a top priority to the company owners. They believed that it was everyone’s duty to contribute to this cause. I may or may … Continue reading Unintended Cruelty
Trust the Staff?
Work life is best in a high trusting environment. Okay, let’s not be foolish, reasonable controls for asset protection are needed for the benefit of all. However, here are six action steps that demonstrate trust and even boost employees to the heightened state of engagement known as entangled: Number one: Open the financial statements “Oh … Continue reading Trust the Staff?
2 Insights I Learned About Culture from Aileron
“Move fast and break things.” That’s the motto that Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg had (now infamously) communicated internally and externally, intended to articulate both the pace and pulse of the company. Now the company has graduated to a different mantra for its developers: “move fast with stable infra.” It begs the question: is this seemingly … Continue reading 2 Insights I Learned About Culture from Aileron
What’s Not True About Remote Work
Where are you most productive? When asked this question, people don’t typically respond that they are most productive when they are in the office… So then why aren’t we all working where (and when) we work best? The answer actually can be found in the simple concept that is remote work. Yet one of the most … Continue reading What’s Not True About Remote Work