This Week in Business Strategies

Dec. 2, 2019

Find out how using one smart strategy can help build a company culture and tips for leading a young team in this week's round-up of the best business building articles. 

Dec. 2, 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.

One Smart Strategy for Building a Strong Company Culture – Inc

Despite the advantages of building an engaging culture, it may seem like a daunting effort to improve yours. That's why you need strategies that don't try to solve every problem—but can be implemented quickly and will lead to positive results.

This is Why Women Don't Want to Work at Your Tech Company – Fast Company

Many tech companies had surprisingly gendered recruiting practices that created “a chilly climate” for women. While there’s a serious lack of women in STEM jobs, recruiters aren’t doing enough to help address the gender gap.

Five Tips for Leading a Young Team Successfully – Forbes

Teams come in all shapes and sizes—as well as ages. No two teams are the same, which means each one requires a different leadership approach.

Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation – Harvard Business Review

Recent surveys show that managers tend to consider compliance restrictions and a lack of resources as the main obstacles to innovation. It is only when the constraints become too high that they stifle creativity and innovation.

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