Leadership
Having a System in Place for Your Business
Recently, the soccer coach of my son’s soccer team passed away. On top of being the coach of my son, he was the owner of a sportswear manufacturing and distributing business for 15 years. From…
Soaring to Success: How to Build a Winning Small Business Team
When Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane assembled a contending Major League Baseball team, he gained lots of notoriety for signing players using a strategic analysis of their statistics that had never been done before….
What Do You Wish You’d Known Yesterday?
Wouldn’t it be great if there were no more digital or printed reports to tell us what happened in the past? I know. We need financial data for comparison, and to a degree—for planning. But…
First Be Consistent, Then Become Great!
I recently read an article “Consistency Is Far Greater Than Rare Moments of Greatness” by Scott Ginsberg The Nametag Guy. In it he makes the point “Because ultimately, consistency is greater than rare moments of greatness….
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…
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