MATT THOMASWelcome to Entre-Propel. My name is Matt Thomas and I write the articles here at Entre-Propel.com to help entrepreneurs deal with the various emotional difficulties associated with running a business--lack of motivation, startup difficulties, dealing with failure, as well as many others. [read more...]
If you really want to get the most out of your staff, you need to be willing to challenge them.
Challenging work brings lots of benefits to workplace morale, improvements to culture as well as increased employee output.
Below are some reasons as to why challenge is so important in the workplace. [click to continue...]
Brian Linton, blog author of Nothing to Lose has recently launched a new blog called Daily Entrepreneur Tip.
The blog delivers short entrepreneurial tips, in 150 words or less from various entrepreneurs.
Yours truly has recently contributed a motivational tip of my own. You can feel free to read it here.
The blog itself is a great read and very useful for getting succinct daily tips for running your business.
Enjoy!
In desperate need for some motivation?
There is never a shortage of information on the web, with the topic of motivation as no exception.
Below are 30 articles and sites for motivation, so you will never be at a loss for ways to motivate yourself when you are feeling discouraged. [click to continue...]
Are you having the start-up blues? Is your new business not profitable yet and are you starting to reconsider employment?
There is very little immediate incentive to start a business. In the beginning stages, the pay is low or even non-existent and most of the labor and heavy lifting is being done by you and you alone.
While I have provided ways to measure success when you aren’t profitable yet, I haven’t explained ways you can cope with the fact that you aren’t going to make a lot of money in the beginning. [click to continue...]
When it comes to motivating your staff, there are tons of theories as to which methods work best.
Out of the ones I have studied, one of my favorite theories of motivation is Herzberg’s Two Factor Theorem.
What makes this theory so intriguing to me is its lack of rigidity. Some theories has strict structures as to how individuals are motivated.
This theory, on the other hand, simply assumes that there are certain factors that you can put into place that can motivate your staff, and others that can demotivate your staff. [click to continue...]
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