One of the features that differentiate good leaders from average bosses is their ability for building a happy community of workers. When such leaders create the environment for a healthy community to evolve, the upside is a high-performing team. It's having leaders in place who have a level of faith to say, "I'm going to foster the environment for such a culture of caring to develop" and by example, others catch on and it spreads outwardly. So what does building community really look like? How do you turn this idea of building community into action that leads to good business…

Here are a few key tips for small business owners to master social media marketing: Know your audience It's crucial to research and understand your audience in order to create a social media strategy that is tailored to their interests and needs. This will not only help you reach more potential customers but also increase engagement with your current ones. One way to do this is by conducting market research. Reach out to your current customers and ask for feedback, conduct surveys and analyze the data. This will give you insights into their demographics, interests and what they're looking for…

Six percent of workers said they ignited a new flame during the pandemic, while 20 percent of workers continued workplace relationships that started pre-pandemic, according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a trade association. These relationships mostly developed through in-person dates, though some opted for phone calls, direct messaging, and virtual encounters, says Johnny Taylor Jr., SHRM's president and CEO. "Since most of these romances were continuations, it's likely they were just going on in-person dates as usual rather than through platforms like Zoom," he explains. But workplace romances can be dicey for a…

Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) says President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the business facilitation (miscellaneous provision) bill 2022, also known as the omnibus bill, into law. Presented as an executive bill, the business facilitation (miscellaneous provision) act, 2023, is a legislative intervention by PEBEC, which amends 21 business-related laws, removing bureaucratic constraints to doing business in Nigeria. The new law also codifies executive order 001 on transparency and efficiency in public service delivery, aimed at strengthening ease of doing business reforms across the country. In a statement on Monday, Jumoke Oduwole, special adviser to the president on ease of…