BusinessWatch Network Advance Your Career · Newsletters · Webinars · Events · Whitepapers · B2B · Training ·TechWatch · ExecWatch · FinanceWatch · MgmtWatch · Sales&MktgWatch · HRWatch · MfgWatch · Marketing · Media https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss/articles 5 Secrets for Flawless Office Administrative Procedures Learn what it takes to develop a well-run office. Discover administrative secrets to help keep your team organized, productive, and effective. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/7329-5-secrets-for-flawless-office-administrative-procedures http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/7329 10 Tips to Improve Your Business Writing & Communication Discover tips to improve your business writing immediately. Find resources to help your company improve your team's written communication skills today. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:04:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/7363-tips-to-improve-your-business-writing-communication http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/7363 Helpful Hacks for Taking Great Meeting Minutes Discover helpful hacks to take comprehensive meeting minutes in-person and remotely. Learn to take notes during meetings like an expert minute taker. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/7332-helpful-hacks-for-taking-great-meeting-minutes http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/7332 Factors Leading to Engagement Bob Verchota is owner and senior consultant for RPVerchota & Associates, a consulting firm providing services to clients who seek to align their business and employees, creating successful outcomes and excellent work environments. Bob Verchota is owner and senior consultant for RPVerchota & Associates, a consulting firm providing services to clients who seek to align their business and employees, creating successful outcomes and excellent work environments.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/8270-motivate-or-terminate---factors-leading-to-engagement http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/8270 Should You Terminate or Motivate Employees with Poor Performance? Employee management can be challenging for even the most seasoned team leaders. Should you terminate or motivate poorly performing employees? It depends. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/7544-should-you-terminate-or-motivate-employees-with-poor-performance http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/7544 Your Best (& Only) Defense Against a Pandemic Since January, every scientist and health policy expert has pontificated on the pandemic and how you can defend against contracting. There is only one problem – your best (& only) defense against any pandemic is a good offense. If that sounds like incorporating a sports cliché into a post... Since January, every scientist and health policy expert has pontificated on the pandemic and how you can defend against contracting. There is only one problem – your best (& only) defense against any pandemic is a good offense. If that sounds like incorporating a sports cliché into a post...

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]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/6405-drugs-coming-from-inside-the-border http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/6405 China Tariffs: Your True Cost One of my personal favorites growing up: King Kong vs Godzilla. Of course, King Kong was from Skull Island by way of New York, and Godzilla was from Odo Island Japan – not quite America vs. China but close enough for a 9-year old. Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/6039-china-tariffs-your-true-cost http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/6039 The Secret to Content Marketing: Begin at the End Its 2003. The dust from the dot-bomb explosion is settling, and I start a small (and I mean small) content-marketing company www.businesswatchnetwork (BWN). I vividly recall the first company server in my basement, connected to a 750MB DSL circuit - adjacent the plywood shelving where my 12-year old son’s baseball and hockey equipment waited patiently for the next game. Its 2003. 

The dust from the dot-bomb explosion is settling, and I start a small (and I mean small) content-marketing company www.businesswatchnetwork (BWN). I vividly recall the first company server in my basement, connected to a 750MB DSL circuit - adjacent the plywood shelving where my 12-year old son’s baseball and hockey equipment waited patiently for the next game.

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:47:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5762-the-secret-to-content-marketing-begin-at-the-end http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5762 Traffic: What Malcom Gladwell Didn't Tell You I like author Malcom Gladwell. Outliers, Blink, and of course the book that is everyone’s purview daily – Traffic. I vividly recall Malcom performing a CA road-test to find out what happens in the digital world when a heavily traveled route suddenly becomes less traveled: within a matter of hours, traffic siphoned from more heavily traveled roads, finds its way to the on-ramp of the less traveled route until it reaches capacity. In 2019 traffic is like water – it finds a way. Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5730-traffic-what-malcom-gladwell-didnt-tell-you http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5730 Global Warming: The Answer My Friend is Blowing in The Wind I’m about as much a scientist, as I am a science denier. If you don’t know exactly what that means, you’re probably not alone. I do have a Bachelor of Science Degree from Northeastern University – but that’s in Marketing. Perhaps that explains why I’m always creating my own hypothesis to test against real-world outcomes. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5622-global-warming-the-answer-my-friend-is-blowing-in-the-wind http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5622 Steve Jobs Management Style: The Lessons I've Learned Contrary to popular belief, there was an evolution of Steve Jobs Management style during his career. Yes that’s right – even Steve Jobs recognized (albeit not publicly) when his Management style failed, and attempted to make course corrections the next time out. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:01:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5462-steve-jobs-management-style-the-lessons-ive-learned http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5462 One Question Test: Are You A Leader or Manager? I've had the pleasure of being on the ground floor of several successful technology startups, including the BusinessWatch Network. Having read Richard Branson's recent post, “What Does It Take to Be the Boss? Managers vs. Leaders” I'd like to suggest that determining whether you’re a "Manager" or a "Leader" is a matter of degrees. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 04:55:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5461-one-question-test-are-you-a-leader-or-manager http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5461 The Single Most Important Meeting Skill You’re Not Using I viewed most of my college business Professors quite skeptically, that is unless they had achieved some measure of success outside of Northeastern University. I was, however, very fortunate to have had several Professors that came to teach because their net-worth allowed them to do anything they wanted, and teaching was their choice. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 04:47:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5460-the-single-most-important-meeting-skill-youre-not-using http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5460 Heal Your Digestive System 70 Million Americans (26% of the US population) have some form of digestive illness. Of course, this statistic represents only those that have sought treatment. Given the sensitive nature of the disease and the high-cost of treatment, it’s reasonable to assume that if we added the number of Americans who have not sought treatment – it would be much higher. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 04:37:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5459-heal-your-digestive-system http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5459 What I Learned Playing 18 with Staff Sargent Brzychcy Just about every NFL broadcast, and many other professional sports leagues, put Veterans front and center of their respective sport. On any given Sunday you’ll hear from Veterans that more often than not look like they played in the NFL. How are these Vets chosen by the NFL to be on National Television representing Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy (I won’t forget the Coast Guard?) Thu, 29 Nov 2018 04:18:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5458-what-i-learned-playing-18-with-staff-sargent-brzychcy http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5458 Your Facebook Page Is Not Yours History will judge whether Elon Musk is perhaps one of the greatest entrepreneurial visionaries of our time, however, there is at least one entrepreneurial eventuality that he failed to see – his Facebook page. He shouldn’t feel too bad as he shares that distinction with approximately 1.4 billion people. What he failed to assess was the risk/reward he was taking IF Facebook successfully executed its business-plan. Neither did governments. Call me a skeptic, but I don’t think Mark Zuckerberg is uncomfortable giving interviews. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 03:36:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5457-your-facebook-page-is-not-yours http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5457 [John McCain:] America The Great Again I originally posted this article just after inauguration day 2017. As an American one could argue there is more uncertainty within the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of our government than there was then, however, from my perspective the more things have changed since inauguration day 2017 the more they have remained the same. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 03:18:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/5456-john-mccain-america-the-great-again http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/5456