As we grow our businesses, we need to grow our teams, and with that growth comes both excitement and fear. One of the most common growth challenges I hear about is that owners/leaders struggle with delegation, and if they can’t get their team to do what they ask, they might
Growing businesses often face the challenge of inter-personal communications amongst team members as they add staff to help deliver more and better products and services. As you add staff, you should be mixing personality and communication styles to round out your team, yet this can often lead to challenges if
When I talk to business owners about finances, the vast majority never talk about anything other than their revenues or sales figures. The same goes with goal setting; most prefer to focus on sales/revenue targets. While obviously revenues are important, that is only one form of the money in your
Growing a business takes hard work, self-discipline, good team, good customers, leadership, and little bit of luck every now and then. Growing a business in a sustainable manner – by that I mean sustainable growth with profitability – takes structure as well. In every type of business, there comes a
In 2017 I started on the journey (that has yet to be finished) to become a private airplane pilot. To receive your license as a private pilot it is a rigorous learning experience that costs both time and money. What many people don’t understand is that at the end of
One of the biggest challenges that business owners and leaders have is not having enough time to get to everything that’s on their plate. With all the pressure for your attention on top of your regular duties, it can be hard to keep up. They key to gaining control of
Many businesses have Valentine’s Day specials or promotions, and it’s a great way to get a few extra sales this month. But what is your plan to get them to come back time and time again where there isn’t a sale or special? We need to make it Valentine’s Day
The symptoms of Groundhog Day Syndrome are: Solopreneurs know the Sales/Marketing/Operations rollercoaster well – market a lot, sell some stuff, then stop marketing so you can do the work that you sold. Then start the process all over again. I have also seen many bigger companies fall into the same trap.
We have all made this statement, filling in the blank with various resolutions: exercise more, lose 10 pounds, stop smoking, call Mom more often. At this point in January, 80% of us have already abandoned these lofty goals. For some, that is a relief. For others, abandoning a resolution can
If you are at the point where you are delegating higher level tasks and assignments to your managers and some of the results aren’t what you are looking for, it could be that your managers are simply trying too hard to BE RIGHT instead of focusing on GETTING IT RIGHT.
In 2019 I moved back to my small but quaint hometown with the desire to be closer to family, and act on a dream to own a small hobby farm. I had no prior experience with farming, but had, since as long as I could remember, wanted to own livestock
We all hear “change is a good thing”…but even when we know it’s a good thing, it can still be difficult to get moving. To help make that transition easier, let’s walk through our formula for change – don’t worry, you non-numbers people, there’s not much math for this one.
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