Tag Archives: Management

Getting Rid of the Blame Culture

Blaming people is such a big part of our lives that we do it everywhere we go. Personally, I hate it. It is most evident when I play team sports and when we lose, the fingers start to rise and point to whomever is unlucky enough to be blamed. I hate losing, but what I hate more is being blamed ...

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How to Improve Work Performance

There are a lot of factors that affect how your employees generate a substantial amount of work output. You should be concerned with these factors as they greatly affect how much your martial arts school earns. If you’re having a hard time knowing what these factors are, fear no more. Evolvondemand.com just made a research out of 121 million anonymous ...

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Why Good People Leave Your Company

The economy today is recovering but jobs are still hard to come by for other people. Although this reality exists it still doesn’t stop employees from quitting and looking for other jobs. This is bad news, considering the value of the skills of these employees, plus the time and money that business owners have spent in hiring and developing these ...

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How to Handle Idiots in Your Workplace

Sad but true, idiots are everywhere. Some of your friends are idiots. Some of your family members are idiots. I have my idiots too and yeah, at times they can be funny and entertaining. But if you have idiots working for you in your martial arts school, that’s a whole different thing. We may be entertained by jerks we see ...

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Broadband Internet Can Save You Money

We’re living in the age of the internet and I’d be surprised to hear if you don’t still have an internet connection. If you do, great! If you still don’t have one, you’re missing out on the great ways the internet can enhance your business. If you don’t want to change your mind, I’ll present you some ways on how ...

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How to Grow Repeat Business

Studies have shown that people who have purchased a product or a service in a store 4 times, is more likely to purchase more than 50% of his or her needs from that kind of store or company in the future.  This is what we call repeat business. Aside from continuing support, this kind of loyalty increases a company’s revenue ...

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How to be a Better Manager

They say that being a manager is both art and science. Being better at your job than your other co-workers doesn’t automatically mean that you would be a great manager. Knowing how a martial arts school operates is one big factor, but being a boss is more than that. I’m sure we all had that supervisor who was disrespectful, selfish, ...

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Leadership Tips for Martial Arts Businessmen

If you’re goal in life is to have a successful martial arts school, then you need all the help and tips that you can get. Here are some leadership tips for martial arts businessmen. Be Passionate with What You’re Doing Real passion is one of the major keys of success. It’s something that people see in you, a thing that ...

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Send Your Employees Home

I don’t mean to fire them, just send some of your staff members who can effectively work at the comfort of their own homes. People in your school who are often tied to their desks are great candidates for this option. As a master of a martial arts school, you may feel the need to oversee all things and you ...

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What Awful Companies Do To Their Customers

Yesterday, I wrote an article on strengthening customer relationships. For this article, I would like to discuss the things schools should not do to their customers. One of the mistakes that martial arts schools do is that they never change their approach to customer service. Your customers are people, and people change. Trends also evolve as do technology. What was ...

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