Leadership
5 Ways to Ignite Passion in Your Team
True leaders have the innate ability to motivate staff to achieve better results. Leading with a passion is what separates great leaders from the “wannabees.” Some people come to work every day, do their job…
5 Simple and Easy Ways of Encouraging Workplace Wellness
Everyone working a job anywhere in the world can call themselves a juggler. Balancing personal and professional lives can be the toughest part of the day, between project deadlines, friends, family, trips and many others….
Leadership and Empathy
Surprisingly, one of the characteristics I see too many managers lacking is empathy. One would think otherwise, after all, most sales managers have been sales people at some point in their career. We would think…
Mission, Vision, and Values
It’s vital to every business that they have a clear idea of who they are and what they’re all about. Few owners have taken the time to distill it down or made the effort to…
Be Lean and Mean as Long as You Don’t Lose Your Creativity
Small businesses have learned to run “lean and mean,” and according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), almost 80 percent of small businesses did little to no hiring during the summer. Refraining from…
5 Things All Great Leaders Do to Create a Culture of Leadership
What’s the secret to creating a culture of leadership that will take your organization forward for years to come? There is no secret—it starts at the top with you. In my experience as a leadership speaker…
How to Come Up with Ideas That Will Actually Excite Your Team
When trying to come up with new product features or integrations at my company, Do, we give thoughtful consideration to each and every idea and always make sure to involve everyone — no matter their…
6 Ways for Leaders to Create Organizational Change
Helping leaders navigate organizational change is one of my favorite activities as a leadership consultant. There is no doubt that forward thinking organizations understand that change will always be part of doing business, especially as new…
7 Common But Vital Tips to Becoming the Perfect Business Leader
Many of today’s startups were developed by young entrepreneurs with entrenched invincibility. They excel in technology and innovation, but lack leadership ability. There are many strategies to help with effectively leading an organization, but leadership…
The Biggest Reason You’re Losing Talented Employees
When you hire someone new, you invest a lot of time and money up front. In fact, The Society for Human Resource Management estimates the cost of each new hire is more than $4,000 for…