As a small business owner, you’ve probably taken on multiple roles, juggling everything from marketing to customer service. But if you truly want to scale, you need a team that can handle some tasks better, faster, and more efficiently than you. I know that’s easier said than done! The fact is, recruiting the right people…
As a business owner, it’s critical to stay focused and consistently make the effort to achieve the business results that you want. As your business grows, complexity increases, making it even more challenging to stay on track to meet your goals. For business owners working solo, maintaining the needed laser focus can be arduous. Wearing…
Published: March 29th, 2018; By: Judi Hughes There is actually a dictionary definition for Chief Cook & Bottle Washer – ‘A person who is in charge but who also has to attend to the details and menial tasks.’ I looked it up the other day because I was sure that was the position I had…
Is there an easy way to manage your business? No! There is no easy way but there is an effective way and that is to manage your Critical Success Indicators (CSI’s). These are the standards of performance that you set for the critical areas of your business and you measure against actual results. CSI’s focus…
I have always been puzzled by what an A-Team means. I know it is a term from the military for an elite band of troops that is highly effective at hurting the enemy. But that doesn’t seem to fit in the business world (at least not my business world) and yet we are constantly hearing…
The previous blog talked about the pitfalls to avoid when building your team. This blog focuses on how to build a great team by finding and hiring those great people. Get the right people onto your bus (as Jim Collins describes it in his book Good to Great) and you have a winning team. Get…
Building your team does have challenges but it also has huge rewards. You will be energized by your team’s successes. Your team will allow you to focus on those things you are really good at while others are doing work they are really good at. Your business will thrive and the capability of your team…
Attitude IS everything. Arrive at work feeling positive and upbeat and the day will be wonderful. Arrive with a dread and negative vibes and you know how the day will unfold! Attitude IS infectious. Your attitude affects your team; it spills over to your clients; it drives your actions; it can attract or detract prospects.…
Business owners wear many hats and so it is often difficult to stay focused on the really important things. As 2014 speedily arrives here are the 3 critical things for you to focus on. 1. Yourself Without you the business would not exist and without you the business will not thrive. So focus on yourself:…
I was reading a Maclean’s article called “Really Bad Bosses”when I was stopped in my tracks by the following: “So what does make a great boss? Increasingly, it’s an ability to deliver results by teasing the very best out of employees ‘ without screaming at them” If I read this right the article is suggesting…