Management

The Settlers of Catan has been the flagship for German Style Designer Games for many reasons, some of the main ones being its elegant simplicity and its depth of strategy. Your choice of strategies will influence your initial setup and overall game play. The separation of strategies that are outlined […]

Cruel Solitaire is an unusual solitaire game, that many people think has a low success rate. Careful planning will allow the advanced solitaire player to win more than 50% of the games they play though. The trick to winning cruel solitaire is to know when to deal from the talon. […]

There is more to making a purchase than just making the purchase itself. All consumers, whether in a store or online, go through several decision steps when making any kind of purchase, whether large or small. This chart outlines the state of mind of the consumer from unawareness of the […]

However one may have selected welding as one’s profession for life, one should not dismiss planning as the most important ingredient in building one’s advancement. Why should one plan a career in welding? Because planning in advance is the only way to obtain outstanding results. Essentially it may be true […]

Conflict Resolution is a skill set necessary for survival in today’s business world. The ability to recognize conflict, understand the nature of conflict and to be able to bring swift and fair resolution to conflict will serve you well as a senior executive or entrepreneur. In today’s blog post I’ll […]

Technology may not be the driving force behind the phenomenal growth of the self storage industry, but it sure complements the activity, adding to the capacity for generating a return in the business and expanding the possibilities in customer service. Long a dream for many self storage operators, the technology […]

Transformational leadership theory is all about leadership that creates positive change in the followers whereby they take care of each other’s interests and act in the interests of the group as a whole. James MacGregor Burns first brought the concept of transformational leadership to prominence in his extensive research into […]

Stuck on Success How do you define personal success? I ask this question a lot, and interestingly, the answer frequently incorporates the concept of financial freedom. When I dig a bit deeper, financial freedom translates into a wide variety of dreams. Why is financial freedom so attractive? Perhaps it is […]