Leadership
Focus on Your People’s Strengths?
There are a number of thoughtful articles suggesting we get better results in developing our people by focusing on their developing their strengths, not “fixing” them, or criticizing their weaknesses. A recent HBR article, Developing Employees’…
Tell-Tale Signs You Aren’t Ready to Manage Yet
Small businesses don’t grow by themselves. Of course, that’s why you’re expanding. But stepping up to a management role requires a new and unique set of abilities. Sheer determination will only take you so far….
Winning Companies Lead with a New Culture Mindset
With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. At the same time relationship perceptions have become the…
Having a Clear Change Process: The 3 Elements of a No Excuse Mindset
A clear process is a vital component of achieving success in business. A strong process can be the difference between achieving some business goals occasionally or all of your business goals all of the time. Stimulating…
7 Ways to Find Your Mentor
Running a small business is hard work, and having the right mentor can mean the difference between struggling and succeeding. A mentor has the connections that you haven’t yet developed, and is able to see…
How to Know When to Sell Your Online Business
A couple of years ago, one of our customers lost over $96,000. He lost this money because he missed the signs it was time to sell his business. Early in 2007, Jorge started a website that quickly…
How to Enhance Your Employees’ Collaboration Through Team Spirit
Creating and sustaining a cooperative and collaborative environment should be the top priority for managers. You can build effective teams with employees that identify with their company’s goals and vision, especially when they know that…
5 Small Business Errors and How to Avoid Them
Many small businesses fail because they make certain basic errors. Hard work and a great business idea will not save a company if it makes one of these mistakes. This article reviews five key small…
4 Leadership Behaviors That Build High Performance Work Environments
Focusing on the small fixes will not put out the fire. Instead, this approach only takes up your time and leads to your company losing sight of larger, more important issues. Successful companies understand that…
Customers Appreciate Green Businesses and It’s Easier Than You Think
Consumers are making more informed choices about what they choose to purchase, compared to a decade ago. More people than ever are looking at environmentally friendly products and services in every industry. So, as an…
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