In a perfect world, you would have no blogging client problems. Your clients would consistently be thrilled with your work, and your job would be fulfilling 100 percent of the time. Unfortunately, life as a freelancer does not always work out the way you would like. Clients get demanding. They can get mad when you set reasonable ground rules and might even threaten non-payment. You need to go into every situation hoping for the best, but planning for the worst. That way, you will keep … [Read more...]
Building Relationship Trust: Tell the Truth in Business or Lose Trust [Covey Videos]
Relationship Trust Little white lies. Everyone tells them to smooth things over and prevent scenes they would rather avoid. But I often see businesses and relationships fail because of issues where if they had told the truth it might have been painful - but not lethal to business relationships. Not long ago the owner of a cutting horse ranch fired his ranch manager and moved all his horses to another of his farms. Why? Because he lied and claimed he didn't know how a horse got hurt instead … [Read more...]