Are you hard on yourself? Are ya? You…I’m talkin to you. Yeah, maybe not all the time but sometimes…a little bit of that negative self-talk kickin in there about this, that, or the other thing. Maybe it’s how much money you’ve made, or didn’t. How much time you’re working in your business or not, or […]
Leadership
Your Unique X Factor: Business Value Drivers 2/10
What we’re covering today is your “X Factor”. This is a unique quality that your business has that makes you stand out from your competition. It’s what brings your clients back again and again. It’s what keeps them loyal. It’s what makes them never even consider working with the competition. Your X Factor could be […]
The Risk of Key Person Reliance – Business Value Drivers 1/10
This is Episode One in our ten part Series on Driving Business Value. This week we focus on key person reliance, or key-person dependency, and how it diminishes the value of your business – and what you can do about it. Let’s start by defining it: Key person reliance is when any one individual in, […]
What is Your Business Worth? How to Increase its Value
Did you know that most business owners think their business is worth more than it is? The reality is your business is only worth what someone will pay for it – not necessarily what you think they should pay. If you are making decisions about business succession or transition based on guessing – you could […]
When Your Business Has Outgrown Great People
If you have been in business for a while, you’ve most likely experienced a situation where a long time team member is no longer able to keep up – and their performance is having a negative effect on the business. It could be their role has become more complex, or requires a different skillset, or […]
How to Shrink your To-Do List and Achieve More
How is your To-Do list looking? Is it ever shrinking… or ever growing? If you are like many leaders of growth businesses, your To-Do list is likely growing. However, the most effective leaders have short To-Do lists, and instead focus their time on their To-Achieve list. In this week’s video, I share a simple 3 […]
Do you Need to Be the Smartest Person in your Business?
Back when you started your business, your intelligence and ability to think of everything, take care of everything, and solve problems quickly was absolutely critical, and helped you get where you are now. But, is this the way forward, now that you have a team? Could you be hanging on to too much, and getting […]
Get Fired From Tasks That Slow You Down
Are you finding that the more your business grows, the more stretched you become? 👉 SUBSCRIBE for more tips to improve your business performance! It’s common for business leaders – especially founders – to hang on to tasks and responsibilities, that really could (and should) be done by someone else on their team. As your […]
Onboard Your New Employees Right
A major challenge faced by leaders of high growth businesses is the recruiting, onboarding and retaining of great team members. One of the most critical phases here is the onboarding process. This is what the new team member experiences from their first day onward, and we need to get this right. If we don’t (and […]
3 Tips to Finish the Year Strong
It seems to me that 2021 went by in an instant, and we are already looking at 2022 arriving in just a few short weeks! How has your year gone? I hope you’ve had a good one and are ready for a strong finish to 2021. Ending the year strong means being ready to jump […]