August 14, 2018 | Knowledge | Denise Gifford

Five Tips for Freelancers Expanding Their Customer Base

It’s all about establishing value

One of the top challenges for freelancers, consultants and entrepreneurs is finding and keeping good customers. Growing a strong customer base can help you improve profitability and achieve your business goals. To build successful client relationships that will last, you’ll …

July 19, 2018 | Insights | Denise Gifford

For Serial Entrepreneurs, Success is About Adaptability 

the key to repeated success is an openness to learn from mistakes  

Serial entrepreneurs repeatedly begin new companies and are willing to take on the risk of new ventures. They are often thought of as successful, but just because they have a history of startups, does that really improve their chance of …

June 28, 2018 | Knowledge | Denise Gifford

Six Strategies Successful Businesspeople Use to Solve Problems

Problem-solving is about embracing complexity and understanding the problem

In business, as in life in general, problems crop up everywhere. Those who know how to think about problems proactively have an advantage, and problem-solving is arguably one of the most important skills a businessperson can learn. That’s true no …

June 14, 2018 | Insights | Helen S. Cooke

The Creative Process for Managing Projects

6 surprising similarities between project management and art

Sometimes people assume a project manager is simply an administrator who tracks the progress of a project team’s work against an established schedule. But that’s the role of a schedule administrator, not a project manager. Project management is actually, in …

May 28, 2018 | Knowledge | Dr. David Hillson

A Little Project Risk is a Good Thing

risk shouldn't be feared if it's managed properly

The novice project manager might be worried to learn that her project contains risk. Surely risk is “A Bad Thing,” and it would be better if her project had none? But her more experienced colleague would explain that there are …