While leadership can be extremely rewarding, no one ever said that it was easy. It can seem like someone always has a problem with your leadership style no matter what you do. Even if some of the people you lead don’t always care for your decisions or a personality conflict exists, they should be able to respect and trust you. Below we explore four ways…
High morale among employees is crucial to the success of any business. Employees who feel like they’re making a positive contribution and receive recognition for it have a good attitude that can quickly spread to the rest of the team. Unfortunately, the same is true for those with bad attitudes who rarely do anything but complain, avoid work, and bring others down. You can’t expect…
No one likes to think that a hurricane could damage or even destroy the business they worked so hard to build. Unfortunately, Mother Nature doesn’t discriminate. When a hurricane hits, it can take down anything in its path. Although you can’t control severe weather, you can take steps to protect your business should such a disastrous event occur in the future. With hurricane season kicking…
Let’s face it. Some amount of employee turnover is natural due to such things as a major illness or a spousal transfer. Sometimes you really need to terminate an employee due to lack of performance, violation of law or who is just a poor fit with your team. But, in the big picture, you want a high retention rate and a low number of…
There are not many things you can count on as an entrepreneur in the business world, but one of those things is that you will definitely experience some setbacks. Entrepreneur setbacks are bound to happen to everyone, and if you aren’t experiencing any kind of problems, then it probably means you haven’t risked much either, and you’re not achieving nearly as much as you could….
There is more than one leadership style that can lead to success. In fact, several different leadership styles can inspire your employees to follow you, and to achieve great things for your company. Sometimes it’s a conscious choice and sometimes it isn’t – but any good leader will adopt a leadership style which is well-suited to his/her own personality and employees’ motivations. Here are some…
It has been predicted that in as little as two years, at least half of the workforce for any given company will be doing their work remotely. The big driving force behind this trend is that working remotely is highly prized by employees, because it provides flexibility that makes life much easier to manage. Many workers have indicated they would gladly leave their current jobs,…
Being an effective business leader or CEO requires a great deal of experience, vision, skill, and even intuition. It’s also very helpful in establishing yourself as a leader if you can minimize mistakes made along the way, and especially avoid making any big ones. However, mistakes don’t simply disappear just because you’re promoted up the chain of command, and when they happen, they affect a…
It is entirely possible that some major shifts in the workforce could happen in this country within two years, with as many as 27 million Americans abandoning their traditional jobs in favor of self-employment by the year 2020. In addition to this, more than 60% of all self employed baby boomers have indicated they will work right through retirement, which is a much larger percentage…
Small businesses often take on a culture of their own from the very beginning. The founder and first employees help to create this company culture, and in the best of circumstances they pass it along to those who come along later. However, culture can also get lost when a company grows quickly. This leaves both old and new employees feeling confused about where they fit…
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Emory WareEmory Ware is CEO/Owner of TAB Jacksonville and Business Partners Alliance. With over 30 years of executive level business experience in banking and business ownership, Emory and his organization offers business consulting, peer advisory boards and coaching, specializing in business management, corporate finance, organizational development, operational processes and strategic planning.
Emory has served in many executive positions in the banking industry as well as a partner in an oil distribution /convenient store company, where his primary focus was on Corporate finance, Operations and sales.
Emory attended Western Carolina University where he earned a BSBA degree in Finance and Management.
