A study by economists at the University of Warwick found that happiness led to a 12 percent boost in productivity, while unhappy workers were 10 percent less productive. The research team stated, “We find that human happiness has large and positive causal effects on productivity. Positive emotions appear to invigorate human beings.” We’ve all [...]
“Running a small team is easy”- words spoken by many a large team leader. For a team to work symbiotically, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about the actions taken. Sometimes this can be tougher in a smaller team because if one person is MIA there are fewer people to pick up the additional [...]
We all need to market our services or products to gain visibility and encourage sales, but in order to optimize opportunities, you need to be seen by the right audience. Your target market should already be clear to you, but if it isn’t, try asking what problem your product solves and who most encounters that [...]
It goes without saying that you need sales in order for your business to survive. But for a business to thrive, you need to build fantastic funnels and streamline the sales process from start to finish (and after). We’ve got a post in the pipeline on how to build winning funnels, but for now, [...]
On the surface, it may seem counter-intuitive for us to be recommending ‘wasting’ time, when we’re all about the efficiency and productivity in our line of business. But research continues to show that people are far more productive when they take regular breaks and have a little R & R time. And you know what [...]
Efficiency isn’t always about working harder, it’s about working smarter and in order to do so, you need to eliminate as many time-consuming processes as possible. You’d be forgiven for assuming that this is common knowledge, but the sheer number of businesses that still use manual processes that could be automated is quite surprising. In [...]
Customer relationships should be your number one priority, the customer, after all, is the one keeping your business alive. Having a solid CRM in place in order to manage your customer relationships is vital and Jarvis CRM boasts the ability to store and manage your customer information as well as automate and streamline processes. [...]
Having the right customer relationship management (CRM) system will help your team and your business no end by streamlining processes and identifying leads as well as managing and storing your customer and lead information. All too often, smaller businesses feel they needn’t utilize a CRM as the team is able to manage without one. [...]
We’re currently facing some really tough times in business, with many suffering huge financial losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we’re also seeing some immensely innovative adaptations to existing businesses, not only helping them survive, but thrive. One of the key components of survival in business is the ability to adapt and use [...]
A huge number of us are now experiencing working from home for the first time, and not everyone is finding it a piece of cake. Even for remote working seasoned pros like us at The Scarpetta Group, it’s tough at times, especially in the current climate of uncertainty. Of course, when it comes to [...]