Reading Time: 3 minutesTo get the best performance from your employees, it is critical that you provide structures and systems (including pay systems) that motivate them. To understand and predict what these are, you need a very good model or framework describing human motivation. Only when you have achieved this, it is worth investing time and money in training your employees. If you do it the other way around, not only may your employees not use the new skills acquired in their training but they are more likely to leave the organisation. This…
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Andrew Thorp King’s Commentary Feature on the Price of Business Digital Network
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndrew Thorp King is an executive fintech banker, spy novelist, speaker, punk rocker, podcaster, ex-bodybuilder, cigar lover, and serial entrepreneur. He founded two independent record labels—Thorp Records and Sailor’s Grave Records—and has invested in many spaces, including online lending, fitness, lead generation, and independent music. Andrew Thorp King is also a serial failure. He has crashed and burned through bankruptcy, divorce, mortgage default, public assistance, and multiple business failures. But, like a jack-in-the-box after a punch, he pops back up every time, rebuilding his life—informed by failure—with a big smile…
Read MoreCrypto Gold Rush: Should You HODL or Pass?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe cryptocurrency market has experienced unprecedented growth since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009. Bitcoin’s remarkable journey from mere cents to thousands of dollars per coin has generated tales of financial triumph, enticing a wave of investors eager to replicate these legendary fortunes. However, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Here’s a few things to consider before investing your hard-earned savings: Investing In Cryptocurrency Is Complicated Here are just some of the complexities and technical challenges you’ll face: Security Concerns: Cryptocurrency investments require robust security measures to safeguard digital…
Read MoreHow To Find Quality Coffee Beans
Reading Time: 2 minutesThose who are closely interested in coffee have long known that the taste of the drink will greatly depend on the region and conditions of coffee growing. The path from farm to coffee machine to cup is quite long. It includes coffee sourcing, concluding a contract, transporting the beans and processing them – in the case when green coffee beans were purchased – and after that you can choose one or another blend of coffee in a store or your favorite coffee shop. Sourcing refers to the process of searching,…
Read MoreHuman Intelligence & the IQ Myth
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you ever wondered about the level of human intelligence as you look around you? As a leader, I’m sure you’ve had that moment where you’ve looked at one of your staff members and wondered: “how can they be so unintelligent?” It is easy to think and is of course it is pretty judgmental. There is the “IQ myth” that thinks intelligence is all about IQ. But that is only 25% of the picture and is why we can all be ‘unintelligent’ in some areas and ‘highly intelligent’ in others.…
Read MoreHow To Win by Doing Nothing
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoing nothing to solve a problem or get ahead seems counter-intuitive, but it’s not. In a world that values productivity, accomplishment and relentless work, it may just be the best thing you CAN do. Why? Doing nothing is a secret weapon we all need to solve overwhelm, overwork and to get our teams and colleagues working better. I was introduced to what I have labelled the “do nothing strategy” by a coach several years ago. Doing nothing is not about taking a break – although that is very beneficial –…
Read MoreMoving From Confidence Slayer to Team Builder
Reading Time: 2 minutesINTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, welcomed Dr. Cassandra McBride-Smith to provide another commentary in a series. The Dr. Cassandra McBride-Smith Commentaries Price and Dr. Smith continued their ongoing series and discussed the impact the book is having on readers. In this interview they discussed the book’s impact on readers. Smith answered Price’s question, “You’ve discussed a lot during the interviews about confidence slayers in the workforce, how would you describe a healthy work…
Read MoreDisney is Suing Ron DeSantis
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Walt Disney Company has filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other officials, accusing them of violating the company’s protected speech and orchestrating a “campaign of government retaliation.” This is the latest development in a feud that began more than a year ago when Disney’s former CEO publicly stated his intention to overturn a law that banned discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. This law, commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, has been criticized by advocates for LGBTQ+ rights. At the urging…
Read MoreYour Value, Your Values, and Your Arts-Focused Business
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Price of Business Digital Network has a new series of outstanding commentaries from thought leaders. This is one in that series. Author Victoria Dougherty Victoria Dougherty is a Cold War thriller and epic historical fantasy author, narrative non-fiction writer, publisher, and podcaster. In her work, she emphasizes the importance of understanding your creative output in order to build a successful arts-focused business. Lead with your best values, create value for your brand, and unleash real growth. Learn more about Victoria’s fiction at victoriadoughertybooks.com and find her on Spotify, YouTube, and other social media platforms…
Read MoreThe Original Series at USA Daily Post
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