One Great Strategy to Work ON Your Business Instead of IN Your Business (With Awesome Results)
If you could commit to one game-changing action that could really drive business this year, and help you work ON your business instead of IN your business, what would it […]
Problems? Check Your Processes Before Blaming Your People
A relatively new client revealed to me that she was blindsided with more than $100,000 in overtime penalties for her hourly workers. Her first inclination was to blame her employee, […]
Want to Succeed with Plan A? Ditch Plan B
A client who hired me to help her get a grip on her time management, energy management, & prioritization told me this week that she invested in a second side […]
Performing & Promoting to The Highest Levels of Incompetence
In 1969, leadership expert Dr. Laurence Peter wrote about the management predicament of promoting top talent to the point where they are no longer competent enough to do their jobs […]
Get Out!! (Of Your Comfort Zone)
We’ve all heard (and said) the sayings, “Growth happens outside of your comfort zone.” “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” “You must get comfortable with discomfort.” Everyone […]
The One Secret to Holding a Transformational Strategic Planning Retreat
Strategic planning retreats often have a bad reputation. An executive team takes the company or a group of key stakeholders off-site for a few days to share the company vision, […]
Small Changes, BIG IMPACT
My summer mantra was PURGE. I had a mission this summer to get rid of anything that no longer served me. We donated A LOT of goods to various charities. […]
The Four Most Important Leadership Skills
I was interviewed for an upcoming leadership book last week, and I was also interviewed by Entrepreneur Magazine this week about leadership & organizational culture. Over the last 20 years […]
Curious How Core Values Show Up in Business? Learn from Donald Trump
By now, the whole world knows about Donald Trump’s audacious remarks in which he characterized Mexican immigrants as drug dealers and rapists. The ripple effects have been massive. One of […]
Didn’t Win the Work? Two Things You Must Always Do
It happens to every company. We work hard to foster a relationship with a prospect. We invest time and energy into learning about their organization. We get excited about helping […]
