Tag Archives: business stress
Business Decision Making – Dictatorship or Consensus?
When making critical business decisions, what leadership type is better? A dictatorship or a consensus? There are advantages and considerations for both. Continue reading
The Importance of Aligning Your Business and Personal Goals
As a business owner, do you ever feel like you are sitting in the back seat and your business is driving your life from the front seat? This happens a lot. We call this an alignment problem. Continue reading
Solve Business Anxiety with Action
Have you ever felt stress about a particular business issue? Just ‘thinking’ about the problem doesn’t help. Take action, any action! Continue reading
Don’t Avoid Firing an Employee
As a business owner, dealing with employee issues can be difficult, but not dealing with them can be worse. Continue reading
Communication in Business – Having the Discussion
This post is a follow up from last week’s ‘Communication in Business’. Here are some suggestions and tips when preparing for an important or uncomfortable business discussion. Continue reading
How to (Not) Motivate Your Employees
There is an assumption by the many small business owners, that employees are motivated most by money. Could a complaint by an employee about ‘not enough money’ be masking the real problem? Continue reading
Overcoming Procrastination as a Business Owner
Many business owners get stuck in a holding pattern due to procrastination. They stand there looking at the tasks that they really don’t want to do. But if they completed these bothersome tasks, their business would benefit greatly. Here are some tips I gave to a client who couldn’t get around to his invoicing. Continue reading
Is Your Business Stuck in a Rut?
As a business owner and an advisor to business owners. If you have had the ‘stuck in the rut’ feelings – I have stood in your mud boots. As the owner and the leader of your business, it is your responsibility to lead the team out of the rut. Continue reading
3 Ways to Make Time for Small Business Planning
If you feel paralyzed by the daily demands of running a small business, consider the following three ideas to make time for business strategic planning. Continue reading
Are You Like the Frog in a Pot of Boiling Water?
Are you like the frog in the pot of boiling water? It is a known scientific fact that if you take a pot of water and bring it to a boil and then take a frog and drop it in … Continue reading
