Leadership
5 Benefits of Leveraging the Small Business Checklist
While it doesn’t get loads of attention like some other special days, Checklist Day (October 30) should be on the calendar of every small business owner. Let’s look at five incredible benefits you can get…
How to Start Your Employees’ Day on the Right Note
The way you start a day can set a precedent for the several hours to follow. That’s why nutritionists say it’s so important to begin a day with a balanced meal. The same goes for…
Start, Stop, Do Different
Many people are familiar with the expression, Start, Stop, Do Different from personal evaluation processes—those regularly scheduled reviews by our supervisor. Management will often use this outline to give us feedback about our performance. But…
5 Not So Obvious Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Usually, advice is a well-intended opinion, optimism, and belief; most times it’s subjective and idealistic. However, what are you more inclined to listen and follow? The advice that someone gives you, or what you observe…
How to Create a Core Team You Can Trust
How many times have you heard this line in a movie: “I don’t know if I can trust you…”? The line always comes at a pivotal moment. If there isn’t any trust, then the love…
10 Characteristics of Leadership to Help You Grow Your Business
You’ve launched your startup. Things are going well, and you’re building your team. Suddenly, you find yourself in the position of being the leader, the captain of the ship, and you may be wondering what…
Startup Culture is as Leaders Do
The question over on Quora was How should a new startup develop and sustain a strong company culture? I decided not to answer the essential how-to, but rather to share my experience in this area, which is…
5 Reasons Small Business Owners Need to Delegate
Being co-founder and CEO of a startup company for the past 18 months has taught me the importance of delegating. As your company grows, you’ll find that doing everything yourself is simply impossible and relying…
5 Ways to Get It Done
How do you get it done? If I ask any marketing pro, business leader or entrepreneur what they need more of (and I take money out of the list of possible answers), 99% of them…
How Do You Focus Your Team for Action?
How do you get your team to focus and move forward effectively? A fellow CEO recently told me of her method of assuring positive movement within her team. She holds a weekly meeting of her…