How often do you catch yourself thinking, “I just don’t have enough time to work on my business!”? Or how often do you say to yourself, “I could get a whole lot more work done if people would just stop interrupting me all day long!”? Probably more times that you care...
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4 Keys to Making Better Decisions Every Day
Since you make hundreds of decisions every day, chances are few things seem more obvious and innate than decision-making. Think about it. Over the past several decades, you’ve probably made hundreds of thousands of decisions about virtually everything. You should be a...
read more4 Keys to Building a Great Management Team That Actually Produces Results
Have you ever dreamed of taking a two-week vacation (or being able to attend a conference) without having to check in on your business at all? Or have you ever longed for the day when you didn’t feel like the whole weight of your business was only on your shoulders...
read moreIn Hiring to Scale, Culture Always Trumps Competency
When you look back on all the people you’ve hired, who have been some of your biggest problem people? Or, when you look back at any of the organizations you’ve worked for or been a part of, who have been some of the biggest pains? My guess is that in virtually every...
read moreHow to Beat the Summer Blues/Slow Down
Do you ever get frustrated that every summer your people seem to hit the slow gear when summer arrives? Does it bother you that their drive, their energy, their excitement, their speed level drops off for two months between mid-June and mid-August year after year?...
read more5 Lessons Your Small Business Can Learn From United’s Big Mess-up
Everyone messes-up some time. It’s not a question of if your business is going to mess-up, it’s only a question of when and then how you’re going to respond. Note: If you’re reading this post later (or somehow missed this story), this is the week that a 69 year-old...
read more5 Keys to Designing Your Perfect Org Chart
No one in their right mind wakes up in the middle of the night thinking, “I need to design a perfect org chart.” Why? Because, technically, you don’t need to have an org chart—unless you’re running into some problems. And typically, these problems fall into one of two...
read moreHow To “Demand” Excellence Without Being a Jerk
You want your employees to perform at an “excellence” level. You want them to deliver excellent work—both externally to your customers as well as internally with any work product produced for you or anyone else inside your company. The question is,...
read moreHow to Think More Like a CEO Than an Owner
Have you ever wondered why some business owners/entrepreneurs seem to be able to start and grow businesses rapidly and others can’t? Or why some business owners/entrepreneurs seem to be able to lead their businesses and have a life whereas others can’t? Well, one of...
read moreHow to Get The Best From Your People This Year
If I were to ask you, “What are five things that bother or frustrate you about your business right now?” chances are one of them would have something to do with one or more of your employees. Right? Absolutely! Virtually every business owner I’ve ever met has some...
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