With relatives that fought in the wars of their generations including World War II, Korea and Vietnam, I want to thank all of our armed forces and service people who contribute to our freedom. Thank you to those who courageously gave their lives, and those who bravely fight today! ~ Sandy Cody
Is your small- to medium-sized business prepared to survive the physical and financial devastation of a natural disaster? Hurricanes impact Texas Gulf Coast businesses of all sizes, but smaller businesses can be the most severely impacted for a number of reasons. Smaller businesses often operate from a single location so extensive damage or days without [...]
By Sandy Cody When the Going Gets Tough: 3 Steps to Solve Business Problems The difficulties that a business or non-profit may experience can take many forms. Learn these problem-solving steps to deal with declining revenues, loss of customers or clients, increasing costs, low employee morale, and slow response in providing a product or a [...]
By Sandy Cody You’ve started a successful business that has grown to the point that you need to hire your first employee. Congratulations! It’s exciting to grow, but hiring additional staff is one of the most important decisions a small business owner will make. Adding staff will give you additional responsibilities, obligations and expenses. Having [...]
By Sandy Cody It’s good news that the unemployment rate in the U.S. has dropped to 4.1 percent, but that low rate can make it challenging to hire good people. The answer is to make a concerted effort to retain your best employees. […]
Pressure to perform, to generate revenue, to create success, and to keep the organization healthy and moving forward in today’s competitive and still recovering economy is the plight of most leaders. Setting the right example, doing more with less, motivating staff, ensuring necessary resources to do the job, maintaining trust with employees and clients, managing ever-constant change, keeping on track with goals and objectives, and much more are integral to the leader’s job.
Sandy Cody, Draker-Cody, Inc. Business owners frequently ask me: “Must I have an employee handbook? I really don’t want written policies that tie my hands. I’d rather make decisions based on issues, not a package of rules.” While employee handbooks aren’t required, I tell my clients that there are a number of benefits. [...]
Is your small- to medium-sized business prepared to survive the physical and financial devastation of a natural disaster? Hurricanes impact Texas Gulf Coast businesses of all sizes, but smaller businesses can be the most severely impacted for a number of reasons.
How much do you hear when you are in listening mode? The importance of communication for businesses with clients, with colleagues, with employees, and just between individuals, has been well documented in surveys, studies and various professional articles. Recently, the Houston Business Journal (the Journal) published an article by Paige Donnell titled, “Why Employee Communications [...]
Emergency/ Business Disaster Planning Can Reduce Time and Expense to Recover Working out of your home or in an office, this article is for you. Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to make their businesses successful, yet, many owners fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. Major disasters, [...]
