It’s not uncommon for everyone to report to the owner in a fast-growing small business… but it sure does cause a lot of problems. Building a leadership team can alleviate those problems. The problem that occurs when there’s just you leading everything is that everyone... Read »
The most successful entrepreneurs all say they build good habits. Would you say you have good habits? For example, we coach business owners to ‘eat the frog’ – do the task you dread the most first thing of the day. If you don’t? You’ll spend the rest of the day doing... Read »
“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts”. Nikki Giovanni, American Poet, Writer, and Activist You’re the boss and you’ve made a mistake— You misspoke You quoted a statistic incorrectly You told someone how to fix a problem, it... Read »
Creating a culture of courage takes a lot of, well, courage. How do you react when one of your team members points out a mistake you’ve made? Have you ever reacted defensively when you’ve made a mistake? Even blamed another person? How often do you stop moving forward... Read »
Your loyal customers would love to support you but they probably don’t know how to do it (other than buy from you, of course). Support small business – it’s a thing now and that’s great. However, it can help you and your fellow small business owners even more if... Read »
You used creative techniques to hire your new, good employees. Now let’s look at some creative techniques to keep good employees. We’re hearing time and again right now that leaders find good employees, but they aren’t lasting. Whether there’s a “great... Read »