This Week in Business Strategies

March 18, 2019
In this week's business-building article, learn how to work on your time management skills, perfect one-on-one meetings and manage a team as it grows.

March 18, 2019—To better assist shop owners with their production management, marketing tactics and leadership styles, Ratchet+Wrench has compiled a short list of essential business-building material from some of its favorite sources.

3 Mistakes Managers Make During 1-On-1 Meetings – Inc

No matter what you think of meetings in general, having regular, focused, and productive one-on-one conversations between a manager and her direct reports are vitally important. Nevertheless, supervision meetings are often held with unclear expectations, minimal planning, and even less enthusiasm. 

As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt – Harvard Business Review

If your team is five people, you can develop a personal relationship with each individual where you understand the details of their work, what they are good at, and maybe even the hobbies they enjoy outside the office. If your team is 30 people, you can’t manage them all directly, at least not to the same degree.

15 of the Best Time Management and Productivity Books of All Time – Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs are always on a quest to win the race against time. Here are the best books for time management and productivity.

The No. 1 Excuse Holding You Back – Success

The most common excuse that people should let go of in order to be successful is, “It’s already been done.” Yeah, it has already been done. But not by you.

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