Tag Archives: business stress

Business Decision Making – Dictatorship or Consensus?

By Paul Foster

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

By Paul Foster

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

Communication in Business – Having the Discussion

By Paul Foster

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

By Paul Foster

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

By Paul Foster

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?

By Paul Foster

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

Are You Like the Frog in a Pot of Boiling Water?

By Paul Foster

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