This Week in Business Strategies

July 15, 2019
In this week's business-building article, learn how to build your brand in three easy steps, manage conflict with four steps, and the six causes of burnout and how to avoid them.

July 15, 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.

Three Easy Steps to Build a Strong Brand – Fast Company

It's no secret that a connection to a brand wins in 2019. But how do you break through with limited resources, limited touchpoints with your customer and limited budget when competitors are spending thousands of dollars a day on ads?

4 Foolproof Ways to Manage Conflict Within Your Business – Inc

Leaders play an important role in solving these conflicts, and their actions often determine whether it will lead to positive or negative outcomes.

5 Great Achievers' Paths to Purpose – Success

There is no one path to purpose. Here are five incredible achiever origin stories that will prove to you that there's no formula. You must do it your way.

6 Causes of Burnout, and How to Avoid Them – Harvard Business Review 

There is research that can help you determine whether you can salvage your current job or whether the mismatch between you and your current position is so great that you need to look for a new one. Various models help to explain and predict burnout, which is now an official medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization.

11 Time Management Mistakes You are Probably Making – Entrepreneur

Do you feel like you're working all the time but not producing the results you desire? You're not alone. Avoid these 11 common time management traps that most entrepreneurs make. 

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