This Week in Business Strategies

Dec. 23, 2019
To become a better leader, learn how to get better working remotely and avoid distractions at work.

Dec. 23, 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.

60-Second Habits for Quick Bursts of Personal Growth – Inc

Anyone working in a business big or small can benefit from one universally powerful thing: personal growth.

We're Unconsciously Hiring the Wrong Candidates – Entrepreneur

It's easy to easily establish unconscious biases about who the "best fit" for a job might be based on our individual experiences. There’s a science behind what’s happening here, known as the halo effect and horn effect, where we subconsciously allow one belief to overshadow others.

Do These 9 Things to Get Better at Working Remotely – Fast Company 

With more and more people working remotely at least some of the time, more employees are experiencing that things change when there’s no office. Dynamics, habits, and workflows change in a remote organization. 

How to Connect With Your Team – Success

Commonality allows you to get personal, in a respectful way, so you can find out what makes people tick.

10 Quick Tips for Avoiding Distractions at Work  Harvard Business Review

People are spending little time in what psychologists call “the flow state,” a space where people are up to five times more productive, according to research from McKinsey.

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