Alex Podgurski’s Blog
4 Benefits of Cutting Back on Meetings
Workplace meetings are often viewed as an inevitable part of working in a professional environment. However, this old office standby might not actually be as effective as many managers think. It turns out that regular meetings can be one of the biggest enemies of...
3 Tips for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Malcolm Gladwell was the first to introduce the idea into the mainstream that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice to become great at anything. While this specific number may have been hotly contested since then, the truth is natural talent alone will rarely...
6 Ways to Improve Your Professional Bio
Whether you’re completing a bio for your own professional website, for your company website, or for a social profile like LinkedIn, you need to keep it professional while also making it standout from others. This differentiation is particularly important if you’re...
4 Tips for Creating a Strong Team at Your Business
Every business that is serious about achieving long-term success in today’s market should be equally serious when hiring. The kind of workers that the business associates itself with directly affects its ability to achieve its goals, mission, and vision. Sufficient...
5 Tips to Better Work Remotely
Working remotely is more common now than it has been in the past, but you still need to make it work for you. Whether you've recently started a new job that requires you to work remotely or your longtime employer has started to allow you to work from home, here are a...
6 Benefits of Having a Mentor
The saying "experience is the best teacher" can be traced to the time of Julius Caesar, who recorded the first known version of this time-tested proverb. Having career mentors is a wise idea for a company because advisors can direct and counsel employees, helping them...
5 Tips for Creating a Strong Business Plan
Starting a new business can be such an exciting opportunity for every aspiring business owner and entrepreneur. Sufficient planning is highly necessary and starts with the creation of a good business plan. When writing a business plan, emphasis should be made on...
Why Customer Service is So Important, Regardless of Your Business
Customers form an integral part of any business. For any business to thrive in the market, it must emphasize customer service as an important operational entity. All operations within the business should be geared toward ensuring their customers receive excellent...
3 Ways to Build Strong Relationships with Clients and Consumers
Cultivating a new client relationship generally costs somewhere between five and twenty-five times what it costs businesses to retain a current client or customer. That means it is in a business's best interests to build good relationships with their clients in order...
3 Tips For Increasing Productivity as an Entrepreneur
One of the biggest perks of being an entrepreneur is the ability to be your own boss. Unfortunately, that also means you don't have someone else looking over your shoulder to keep you motivated and on task. There is a huge difference between being busy and being...