At what point does the “best kind of problem” turn into a serious issue? This week, we’re talking about growing pains. For all intents and purposes, let’s start with our own definition: Growing pain (noun) : the negative impact on both company and customer through times of increase; a deficiency derived from an increase or […]
Read MoreThere’s a Polish idiom that goes, “Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy.” In English, that translates to “Not my circus, not my monkey.” Or, simply, “Not my problem.” Think of your job as a circus. Within your circus, there are lions to feed, monkeys to train, and lots and lots of elephants to clean up […]
Read MoreGrowl. That’s what I usually do when I get frustrated and hit a stress wall – until last week. Bill from our production team walked by my desk and did a double take because I was playing with what he thought was PlayDoh. After pulling out a can of Thinking Putty that a coworker surprised […]
Read MoreJanuary 1st. A lot of resolutions are made. Losing that extra weight, actually taking a vacation, eating healthier. But somehow, we tend to fall short on most of these. We bog ourselves down with work and activities galore that weigh on us. How do we create the time to do some of the things we […]
Read MoreThe holidays are always a natural point for reflection. With friends and family gathered around, you share memories of the year that was and hopes for the year that will be. The successes are celebrated and the failures are looked at through a lens of experience, rather than regret. So, it is with this same […]
Read MoreNew opportunities are always around you. Now whether you recognize them or not depends on how you look at the situation. Sometimes, these opportunities are right in front us. With others, you might just need to look a little harder. And sometimes still, these opportunities require you to take on new responsibilities or entirely new […]
Read MoreEver feel like your day is incredibly busy and you could use one more set of hands in the office? Or another technician to support the general repair work you’ve recently started advertising? Sometimes it’s hard to even stop and think about making the time to hire and train a new employee. I recently felt […]
Read More“So, what do you do at ETE?” These past few weeks, we’ve been in the midst of “trade show season” so this question has been pretty common. And I could answer in a number of ways, depending on the show or the person asking. But whatever I say usually involves, “Well, I wear a lot […]
Read MoreBorn in the ‘80s and raised in the ‘90s, Millennials are a tricky generation to court. Confident but coddled, competitive but team-minded, social but independent, young professionals from this generation are a breed apart – and that can be a great thing for your business. Before you go fishing for young talent in the pool […]
Read MoreHaving a unique skill set can be a blessing and a curse. In my case, I’m the go-to girl for graphic design projects. While there’s some degree of security in being the only person with that ability, being the only person that can do a particular task can get real overwhelming real fast. In the […]
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