Tag Archives: positive business mentality
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
Business Style: Family or Corporation?
One of the intangible assets of any small business is its culture or style. In developing your own style for your business, there is a big difference between operating it ‘like a family’ or operating like a large ‘corporation’. Continue reading
Employer – Employee Dynamics
One management philosophy states that business owners need to have control over their employee, in order to for them to be productive, and the other style says employees will thrive when given the freedom to be productive without supervision. Which one is right? 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
Does IQ Matter in Business?
I have just completed reading Successful Intelligence by Dr. Robert Sternberg. He makes a good case for reducing the reliance on tests like SAT scores in order get accepted to a College or University. Continue reading
The Christmas Bonus Dilemma
This time of year, my business owner clients struggle with the Christmas Bonus Dilemma. Should I pay one, and if I do then how much is fair? Should I pay the same amount to everyone? 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
Leadership in Business – More is Caught than Taught
Sometimes business owners preach the critical systems for their teams to follow, but then override the systems themselves. This is a request to business owners to sit back and reflect on their leadership.
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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
Rory McIlroy is a Great Role Model for a Small Business
I recently happened to meet a client of mine who specializes in parking lot repairs inspecting a job, – but this job was done by a competitor.
As we stopped to chat, he was clearly upset he lost the job. He felt he should have won the contract, but didn’t.
Since he is golfer, I suggested we compare this scenario to Rory McIlroy and his Master’s golf loss. I asked, “Why don’t you look at this job as the Masters and your business as Rory McIlroy?” Continue reading