This Week in Business Strategies

Nov. 22, 2021

This week's roundup discusses sales tactics to ditch, evaluating your own personality and when to intervene. 

Nov. 22, 2021—To better assist shop owners with their business-building tactics Ratchet+Wrench has compiled a short list of essential leadership material from some of its favorite sources. Here's a look at a few must-read articles from the past week.

3 Time-Honored Sales Tactics that No Longer WorkInc. 

Our virtual selling environment has made these things out of date.

How to Grow Your Business With IntentionEntrepreneur

Anticipate growth instead of reacting to it.

Stop Screening Job Candidates’ Social MediaHarvard Business Review  

Stick to evidence-based recruiting.

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