Liam Leonard

July 18th, 2022

10 'Rehearsed' Job Interview Answers Hiring Managers Are Sick Of Hearing

During job interviews, prospective hires strive to put their best foot forward and provide thoughtful, impressive answers to the interviewer's questions. While there are countless interview questions an interviewer can ask during the meeting, it's crucial for interviewees to ensure the answers they give aren't stale. No matter whether a prospective hire is only saying what they think the interviewer wants to hear or they've searched how to answer a question "correctly," some interviewers can get tired of a seemingly rehearsed answer.

July 15th, 2022

Don't Make These Nine Operational Mistakes When You're First Starting Your Business

As a new leader, there's an exciting sense of accomplishment when you deem your company "open for business." However, there are multiple decisions left to be made on the operations side that can make a new organization sink or swim. This is especially true if you have employees who are counting on your leadership to grow a successful business.

June 26th, 2022

9 Questions You Can Ask to Gauge the Trustworthiness of Potential Hires

When your business is one of the most important things in your life, it's hard to trust others to handle any aspect of it. No matter how good a candidate looks on paper, you likely won’t have a good idea of how trustworthy they are until you’re able to meet them face-to-face. Luckily, there are some productive questions you can ask a potential hire to help you gauge their trustworthiness.

June 17th, 2022

14 Key Tips for Impressing Your Very First Client

April 20th, 2022

Nine Effective Tips To Keep A Long-Term Project On Track

When you're working to complete a project that will span a long period of time, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Without proper preparation and oversight, a long-term project runs the risk of getting derailed along the way as more immediate and pressing concerns pop up.

April 4th, 2022

Introverted? Here Are 13 Ways to Make Your Personal Brand Shine

A large part of the personal branding process relies on speaking with others, presenting new ideas to digital and in-person audiences, and establishing connections. To a self-described introvert, these tasks can seem like big hurdles on the way to success. But there are ways for introverts to get their names out there and create strong relationships within their network.

March 29th, 2022

Master Working From Home With These 10 Tips

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss the software or hardware that has helped them succeed while working from home.

March 21st, 2022

10 Ways To Be More Intentional In Your Networking Efforts This Year

Throughout the pandemic, it has been difficult for many professionals to build and maintain new business relationships. Interactions may have been limited to Zoom calls or virtual happy hours, while valuable in-person networking events were placed on the backburner.

March 1st, 2022

9 Data Security Steps to Take When Starting a Home Business

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council offer steps to take if you want to keep your home-based business safe from cyberattacks.

January 10th, 2022

13 Essential Traits of Great Managers: Do You Have What It Takes?

Are there specific traits of great managers, personal qualities that are crucial to success in any managerial role? It seems that there are, and while some of these traits are innate, others can be learned. In this article, 13 professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council list a few of the most vital traits you should possess if you want to thrive in a managerial position.

January 7th, 2022

Eight Important Lessons Learned From 'Wrong' Business Decisions

Business owners in any industry can affirm that running a company is a lifelong lesson. Though many entrepreneurs have strong gut feelings and a long history of success when it comes to decision making, there are times when they make bad business decisions as well.

December 27th, 2021

10 Ways to Ensure Your Social Media Accounts Are Attractive to Potential Employers

December 15th, 2021

Starting a Business in 2022? 12 Industries to Consider

December 9th, 2021

How Eight Entrepreneurs Turned These Business Challenges Into Opportunities For Growth

While it may not always feel like it in the moment, business challenges are great opportunities for growth. When we’re thrown outside of our comfort zones, we build confidence and see our strengths. This is especially true for business leaders and entrepreneurs, who face a constant stream of challenges that can often be turned into positive opportunities.

December 7th, 2021

9 Tasks Sales Teams Should Focus on During New Year Q1 Planning

December 3rd, 2021

Nine Clear Signs Your New Business Is Likely To Succeed

When starting their businesses, a major concern for entrepreneurs is whether or not their company will succeed. This can hinder them from taking chances, expanding or starting a company altogether.

December 1st, 2021

14 Simple Ways To Practice Gratitude In Your Everyday Professional Life

With so many work stressors, it can often feel difficult to feel grateful for your professional life. Long days and difficult co-workers can be hard to handle, and these factors may sometimes overshadow your job’s positive benefits in your mind. However, intentionally looking for the good can help you feel more gratitude for the opportunity you’ve been given and improve your overall mental state.

November 5th, 2021

Leaders: How To Respond To Negative Employee Feedback

Employees aren’t the only ones who can receive feedback about their performance at work. As a manager or business leader, it’s important to receive feedback from your employees so you can understand how you’re doing and what you need to do to improve. While every manager hopes for positive feedback, they may still receive negative feedback from time to time, and it’s how they respond to that feedback that can really make the difference.

November 1st, 2021

Nine Questions to Ask Yourself to Ensure You're Being A Fair Leader

Clear communication and empathy go a long way.

November 1st, 2021

15 Tips To Realign And Resolve Conflict With Your Business Partner

No matter how well-aligned two business partners may be, there will inevitably be times when they don't see eye to eye. However, when larger issues arise and the partners are no longer on the same page, it's critical for both parties to get back on track to resolve their conflict. Otherwise, they risk making decisions (or making no decisions at all) that could ultimately harm the business and its culture.

November 1st, 2021

14 Ways to Get Comfortable With Conflict (and Succeed as a Leader)

In business, conflict is bound to be a daily occurrence.

October 29th, 2021

Nine Actionable Steps To Ensure Employees At All Levels Are Being Heard

As a leader, it’s important to ensure that every voice at your company is heard, no matter the size of the team. Barriers should be broken between upper and lower management, if they exist, to allow for the free flow of information and ideas. But it can still sometimes be difficult for lower-level employees to feel their ideas are being heard all the way at the top.

October 25th, 2021

8 Impactful Ways to Remove Bias from Your Business Decisions

Everyone has certain biases, but making an objective business decision requires you to recognize and set aside those perceptions.

September 22nd, 2021

12 Steps You May Not Know You Need to Take In Order to Start a Business

September 13th, 2021

Business On A Budget? Try These Eight Easy Tips For Getting Free Publicity

Getting press for your business is important for growth and for your bottom line. The larger the audience that sees or hears about your company in the news, the more potential customers your business brings in. But for smaller businesses or for businesses with smaller budgets, PR and marketing campaigns might not be cost-effective.

September 1st, 2021

10 Key Questions To Ask Before Making Any Major Business Decision

Every decision you make in business will have its consequences. While you always want to make decisions that will result in positive outcomes, things don't always go as well as you hoped they would. In this way, it's important for a leader to take the time to think through a potential decision before committing to it. 

August 30th, 2021

Eight Ways To Mediate Conflict And Generate Positivity Within Your Team

When you work in a team setting, conflict is inevitable. However, when members of your team aren't getting along, the negative energy can be toxic for the entire team and the business can suffer as a result. 

August 18th, 2021

Falling Behind On Work? Take These Steps To Get Back On Track

No matter how organized and productive you normally are, there will be times when you'll feel overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do. Feeling like you’re behind on your work can cause additional stress that can affect your output.

August 10th, 2021

Nine Tips For Getting Your Groove Back When You Feel Like Your Career Has Stalled

There are many reasons why a person's career idles, but it will likely happen to just about everyone at some point. Personal issues, an economic crisis, a creativity block or financial trouble are just a few factors that might cause a person to lose their passion for work.