Category Archives: Small business leadership
Business Decision Advice
Indecision can be paralyzing and frustrating to your business as well as your personal life. I believe it is the actions you take to implement a decision that are more important than which option you choose. Continue reading
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Your Team
In the book, ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’ by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D suggests: “To activate others, to make them enthusiastic, you must first be enthusiastic yourself.” Dr. Schwartz provides 3 ways to get motivated or activated. Continue reading
Improving the Hiring Process – The Induction Plan
Does your business have a formal induction plan for new hires? An induction plan will help ensure that the initial impressions on the first day of a new job are positive, and the new employee starts off productively. Continue reading
Why are You a Business Owner?
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it. For that reason, I am suggesting you assess whether you are aligning your business goals with your ‘why’. Continue reading
Communication in Business
Do you avoid having a business conversation because it might be uncomfortable? Does it seem that the other person just does not understand your point of view? Continue reading
How to Hire Employees – 3 Tips
Investing a little more effort at the beginning of the hiring process can save a lot of money and future frustrations. Continue reading
A Great Customer Service Story
This post is a story about customer service success in a challenging situation. How do you give good customers service when the problem is totally out of your control? Continue reading
Emotions in Business – The Letting Go Process
Business owners have feelings just like everyone, but we are expected to lead the business and not let our emotions affect us. This is fairly easy a lot of the time. Then there are those ‘special times’! Continue reading
How to Build a Business System for Freedom and Profit
Are there certain parts of your business that you feel have to be done by you – the business owner? Here are some tips from Paul Foster, The Business Therapist, to build a business system for freedom and profit. Continue reading
Motivation in Business
Time and time again I discover success is less about what you know and more about the actions you take. The option of doing nothing is easy, it’s comfortable and it is perceived to be the least risky. This article features some proactive ways to eliminate the option of doing nothing. Continue reading