There are dozens of articles and blog posts written every day about what you need to really grow a business. Most tout the most obvious aspect – more money and financing; better marketing; added sales; a raving customer; etc. Tell me something … [Read more...]
I see small business owners get distracted from their main vision all the time. It’s amazing how many owners have attention deficit disorder (ADD). ADD can be a strength in business. But, it also presents its challenges by creating what I … [Read more...]
Is Your Business Ready for You to Leave? Last week I post a question, “What's Your Greatest Challenge in Exiting Your Business?”, on LinkedIn. My intent was to get some feedback before writing the next few weeks’ posts on “exit/succession … [Read more...]
It amazes me how many small businesses are frozen with fear of the unknown. For years most businesses struggled. First it was the weight of the financial crisis. Then it was healthcare. Next, it was the election. Now, what is the … [Read more...]
I have advocated for years that growing a small business is a defined and repeatable process. The past few weeks I shared all the definitive research and available resource to support my premise. My hope is you now have an appreciation for the … [Read more...]
I was attending a local networking event today. The presenter was a local serial-entrepreneur that shared his most recent success story and his philosophy on what he felt was important to entrepreneurial success. Everything he said was right on … [Read more...]
Last week a local story caught my attention as it exemplified the question often asked about leadership. What is the most important factor that influences good leadership? A coach from a local high school with an tremendous record was hired by a … [Read more...]
The most precious resource a business owner has seems to be the one that we protect the least – OUR TIME!!! Funny thing is, everyone starts with the same amount of time every day. Yet some people can make millions while others seem to struggle … [Read more...]
To build a business it takes a team. In fact, it’s more important than most small business owners think! Ask any investor or lender and 9 times out of 10 they’ll tell you the most important factor that they evaluate is the TEAM. Why? … [Read more...]
Over the past month I’ve posted on several important topics including delegation and outsourcing. If you’ve read these posts you may have seen some mutual skills/actions needed. They are not specific to these topics. I began searching for … [Read more...]
Just Ask Better Questions Every year for Thanksgiving I write a special heartfelt message to those in my contact list. I struggled this year. It was becoming so difficult for me to write that I went back and looked at messages from years past. … [Read more...]
Last week I posted on the 5 things you can do to test if an affiliate partnership will work before you invest a lot of time and energy into a the relationship. Another critical tool for a business owner is the ability to outsource aspects of the … [Read more...]
Nothing Happens Until Someone Executes I am always asked to participate in ventures, join alliances, and partner with businesses. Rarely do I get involved. And, my rationale for saying “no” seems to upset a lot of people as a … [Read more...]
Turing Your Vision into Reality This is a topic I was asked to revisit for an upcoming presentation. Back in 2010 I gave the same presentation to the Tampa Bay Inventors Council and it was well received. Not sure how many people heeded my … [Read more...]
Last week in the post Will Your Business Grow This Year? I asked some very tough questions to get you thinking about what’s necessary to assure you’ll hit your business goals for this year. Have you asked the questions yet? And is your Q4 … [Read more...]
Success is a destination that you define for your company. It represents the vision of a new vista; a new horizon; a new set of possibilities for your business – a change. That means you will need new skills and competencies. You will need to … [Read more...]
Last week’s post The Major Barrier to Executing Your Strategic Plan, talked about self-awareness as a key to moving your business’ agenda forward. Mentioning self-awareness increased my self-awareness and I saw several posts this week on the … [Read more...]
Last week I update the learning objectives for an end of year strategic planning retreat workshop I conducted several years back. Something struck me that could hold the answer to why small business owners struggle in executing their strategic … [Read more...]
Last week’s post titled The First Step in Improving Leadership for Your Small Business was an overwhelming success as it created an incredible dialog around what is the difference between leadership and management. I want to thank the dozen or … [Read more...]
Understand the Difference Between Leadership and Management Thousands of articles are written regularly on leadership. Many try to distill leadership into a simple list of traits and characteristic of a leader. The challenge is leadership and … [Read more...]
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