Newsletter latest update Feb 13, 2019 Newsletter | News Brief | News Blog Shellie West CEO & Founder Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Bluffton SC HOME MEMBERS ABOUT NEWS Feb 13, 2019 5 Things Great Leaders Do to Motivate Their Employees Over the years, I have come to realize that the people I regarded as the best in their field were not just ones with an incredible amount of skill sets and work ethic. They had those attributes too of course, but there was something ... Inc. We need to stop striving for work-life balance. Here’s why Recently, I received a question from a contact on LinkedIn. She asked me whether I thought work-life balance was dead. My answer: I hope ... Fast Company How to Help Your Team Get More Creative I applaud your efforts to demand creativity from your team. Creativity is essential to innovation, and innovative strategy is the ... Strategy + Business Today's Sponsors Envirofoam Technologies, Inc 82 Columbia Avenue 912-721-2001 Sam's Club 95 Mathews Drive 843-681-7100 10 Reasons To Become A Member Networking... Relationship... Reach... Discover ten reasons why membership in the Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will benefit you and your business. Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Why Every Meeting Should Be Optional "You say to make every meeting optional. That's provocative, but is it practical? How would that work? Does anyone do that?" In my research ... Inc How Do You Build a Software Company? How do you build a software company? It's a trick question. There are certainly things you need to do and not do on the way to building ... E-Commerce Times Leaders Can Open Up to Their Teams Without Oversharing In the age of social sharing, people who work together know more and more about each other. In general, this is a good thing for peers ... Harvard Business Review Choosing Between A Mobile App And A Website For Your Business In recent years, we've seen a trend known as the "appification of the web" where businesses are focusing on creating a fully-fledged mobile ... The Startup Magazine Improve Your Public Speaking Skills in Just Two Hours, And for Less Than $10 When you think about it, public speaking is a lot like dying: everyone dreads the inevitable moment they have to do it themselves. Sure ... Entrepreneur 7 Ways to Grow a Service-Based Business Service-based businesses have their own ways of operating, and therefore their own unique methods for growth and development. Entrepreneurs ... All Business One Simple Thing Every Employee Wants From You. (It's Not Money.) In a quest for expansion, growth and profit, it's easy for organizations to forget about the people whose talents they rely on. But failing ... Forbes This is why you can’t seem to tackle your admin tasks list I have a to-do-list secret: Most of the tasks on my list have been there for days, if not weeks. I'm a pro at dodging what I have to get ... Fast Company "I know a lot of highly-confidential company secrets, so my boss made me get a firewall installed." Copyright © Randy Glasbergen Trivia The American journalist Ida Tarbell is known for her expose of the corrupt practices of which giant company? See the answer below. How to Cultivate a Data-Inclusive Culture In an increasingly digital world, data is a key asset for companies, allowing organizations to understand their own — and their consumers ... Strategy + Business What Year Was It? Donner Party Rescued The first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The day was Feb 19. What year was it? Quote of the Week "It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen." Scott Belsky, Behance co-founder Trivia Answer The American journalist Ida Tarbell is known for her expose of the corrupt practices of which giant company? Answer: Standard Oil SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER   NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Bluffton, SC The articles in our publications come from many sources. We do not endorse information or opinions appearing in linked articles. The articles selected are not sponsored, and we assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. Copyright for linked articles belongs to the linked source. A Newsletter Station Publication © All Rights Reserved.