Managing Expectations

A few years back I lived in Phoenix and my relatives came to visit from Boston. As a resident of the Grand Canyon State, I was jacked to take them to see the 277-mile, steep sided canyon carved by the Colorado River. So, the next morning we grabbed our Starbucks and drove 231 miles to [...]

Ingredient #5: Secret Sauce

Feedback. It’s what gives your business the ability to break-through it’s barriers. As a customer or as a team member, one of the most powerful tools we possess is the willingness to give and receive open and honest feedback. It’s how we evolve and move forward together. Now, simply talking about this subject and actually [...]

Ingredient #4: Secret Sauce

A sense of humor, besides being a sought-after trait in online dating profiles, is also an essential ingredient to a tech business with tenacity and wit. I know, I know, “a sense of humor” probably sounds a little too simple to be an ingredient in the Secret Sauce, but it’s more important than you may [...]

Ingredient #3: Secret Sauce

A base ingredient to a brilliant tech business? Brilliant software engineers. We didn’t hire “C” players and expect “A” work. We hired “A+” players that have architected and built some of the largest systems for the largest companies in the world, and we expect “A+” world-class deliverables. The back-end of TSheets is ridiculously complicated, so [...]

Secret Sauce Ingredient One

Can you articulate your secret sauce and its ingredients? Lately, I have been consumed with thoughts about what’s in the TSheets “secret sauce” (SS). Since this is the sixth company that I have built, I know how important it is to have, know, and be able to communicate your SS to your customers, friends, waiters, [...]

Employee Productivity in Real Time

Across industries and in businesses of all shapes and sizes, time management makes a big factor in bottom-line numbers. Even when employees dutifully come in on time and leave on time, how time is actually spent in an average workday has always remained unclear. That is, until now, and until TSheets. To stay on top [...]

How the economic downturn can be good for freelancers

In tough economic times, more and more companies are looking to save costs, while maintaining or improving business. While these tough times might be hard for ‘the company’, you the freelancer could just make a killing. Here’s how.

When the Commander in Chief has to pull the plug

When speaking productivity, and getting things done, the US President should be at the top of that list with any and all available tools. If tradition stays, one of the most connected presidential candidates ever, could shortly have his toolbox taken away.

Find the jobs near you with JobCompass

It’s no secret – 2008 has not been the highpoint of the American economy. With record numbers of layoffs and downsizing, chances are that some of you out there might be in need of a job. JobCompass to the rescue!

Increased Productivity in 2009

According to the Chinese calendar, 2009 will be the year of the Ox, characterizing those that are steady, plain and quiet. Steady, plain and quiet? This doesn’t sound like any SME owner that I know. Here are some tips to make 2009 your most productive year yet.