Business Issues

All Client Emergencies Aren't Your Emergencies

All Client Emergencies Aren't Your Emergencies
By Christina Suter on Jun 18, 2016 at 04:26 PM in Business Issues

As entrepreneurs we get up in the morning, plan out our day, and we have a list of things we want to do but before we know it, our day gets hijacked. So out of our list of 8 things to do, we only get 4 done and that repeats every day. The urgency of your client isn’t always your urgency.

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All Client Emergencies Aren't Your Emergencies

All Client Emergencies Aren't Your Emergencies
By Christina Suter on Jun 16, 2016 at 04:24 AM in Business Issues

You have a client who calls in and is upset over something and you feel the immediate need to solve/fix it. It's your responsibility as a small business owner to determine if their emergency needs to become your emergency. How to determine when to take on a client's urgency on today's Ask Christina First radio show.

Tune in today, Thursday June 16, 2016 at 8am and 2pm PT on www.awoptalk247.com

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Urgent Vs Important & Your Time Management

Urgent Vs Important & Your Time Management
By Christina Suter on Jun 11, 2016 at 02:52 PM in Business Issues

If it's happened to me then it's certainly happened to you-- you're at your desk, or walking down the hallway at work and suddenly you're stopped. Your time and work has been hijacked by someone else and now you will spend anywhere from the next 15 mins to 2 hours putting out a client or employee's urgent fire.

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Urgent Vs Important & Your Time Management

Urgent Vs Important & Your Time Management
By Christina Suter on Jun 09, 2016 at 02:52 AM in Business Issues

How many times have you found yourself sitting at your desk and having your work and time hijacked by a client or employee? The next thing you know, the next 15mins to 2 hours of your day is spent trying to put that fire out. How do you assess what's urgent and what's important?

Tune in today, at 8am and 2pm PT on wwww.awoptalk247.com to listen to the Ask Christina Radio Show

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The Currency of Employment

The Currency of Employment
By Christina Suter on Jun 04, 2016 at 06:06 AM in Business Issues

It is natural for us as entrepreneurs to want to be friends with our employees; we’re all personable people, so it happens. The thing you must be mindful of as an employer, however, is to be friendly with your employees, but not become their friend.

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The Currency of Employment

The Currency of Employment
By Christina Suter on Jun 02, 2016 at 06:07 AM in Business Issues

Most entrepreneurs have close relationships with their employees and want to be friends with their employees. What's important to understand in the business relationship between employees and owners is the difference between being friendly and being friends with your employees.

Tune in to the Ask Christina First Radio Show today, Thursday June 2, 2016 on www.awoptalk247.com at 8am and 2pm PT

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Time Management: Project Delegation, Freedom, and Due Dates

Time Management: Project Delegation, Freedom, and Due Dates
By Christina Suter on May 14, 2016 at 09:00 PM in Business Issues

Time management is a large and important part of running a business of any size, but it is crucial for those running small businesses, e.g. sole proprietors. Project delegation is a large part of managing your time, but oddly, it's not something many small business owners understand, do, or do well. Time Management is really the process of putting things into your calendar to get things done in a timely fashion.

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Time Management: Project Delegation, Freedom, and Due Dates

Time Management: Project Delegation, Freedom, and Due Dates
By Christina Suter on May 12, 2016 at 08:55 PM in Business Issues

This week on the Ask Christina First Radio Show I will be talking about time management, what it is, and project delegation and the fact that people often fail to delegate, and not having due dates.

Tune in today, Thursday May 12, 2016 at 8am and 2pm PT on www.awoptalk247.com to listen.

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Good-Hearted Business Owners: Systems

Good-Hearted Business Owners: Systems
By Christina Suter on May 07, 2016 at 11:30 PM in Business Issues

One of my favorite groups of people to work with are good hearted business owners. Conscious minded business owners believe that running their business fulfills their purpose. However, those same conscious minded business owners don't always pay a good deal of attention to their business' systems.

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Good-Hearted Business Owner: Systems

Good-Hearted Business Owner: Systems
By Christina Suter on May 05, 2016 at 01:26 AM in Business Issues

One of my favorite groups of people to work with are good-hearted business owners. Conscious minded business owners believe that running their business fulfills their purpose.

Tune in today, Thursday May 5, 2016 at 8am and 2pm PT on www.awoptalk247.com to hear more about systems within the good-hearted business owners' business.

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