Phasing out the Canadian Penny
A number of you have contacted my office concerned about the phasing out of the penny. The information I share with you is posted on the official Canadian Mint site. In Economic Action Plan 2012, the Government announced it would phase out the penny from Canada’s coinage system. The decision
8 Easy Ways to Reduce Customer Stress while Holiday Shopping
An online survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports Research Center, asked 1,264 women what they find most stressful when shopping: > 33% said checkout lines > 29% said interacting with salespeople > 24% said finding the best price > 14% said finding the right product That means 62 percent –
Day #131 – Working With Members Of Your Family
“Working with family members has the potential to be a very trying, sticky and challenging situation. It can bring out the best in you and your relatives–and also the worst in your working relationships. It can cause you to minimize or overlook errors or omissions that your relative commits, or
Day #123 – Easy Ways To Reward Your Staff
I loved this information and had to share it with you: ” One of the bigger challenges of being a manager or business owner is figuring out how to motivate and reward your employees. One of the key points in effectively managing human resources is to catch people doing something
Day #122 – How to be a Better Retail Store Manager
I wanted to share this article from John Reh with you. It gets to the point about management style and effectiveness. How to be a Better Retail Store Manager “The need for good managers, people who can manage themselves and others in a high stress environment, is increasing. I believe
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