If you’ve grown your company past the first few employees, chances are you’ve wrestled with culture issues. When it was just you and a handful of employees, your culture was you and you controlled it. However, as you’ve added employees, with fewer...
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6 Keys to Building a Better Company Culture
Do you ever get frustrated that some of the people in your business are choosing to do something in a way that you wouldn’t? Or do you ever watch someone doing something and think, “Why would that ever choose to _____ that way?” Or, as you’ve added employees,...
read more5 Keys to Ensuring Your Employees Get Their Projects Done on Time
How frequently do you get frustrated with one or more members of your staff team because they just don’t get their work done when you want them to get that work done? Rounding to the nearest 50, what’s your best answer? If you answered “frequently” or “weekly” or...
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 Build a Culture That Your Employees Will Love
You’ve taken the time and gone to the expense of hiring people in order to create leverage in your business—that’s the good news. The question is, “How can you maximize that leverage?” Well, as you’ve probably already discovered, there are a number of factors that...
read moreThree Keys to Creating a Great Company Culture
Whether you like it or not, your company/business/organization/firm has a culture. Every business does. The only question is, “Do you like the one you have?” If you’re like most business owners and/or entrepreneurs, chances are the answer is, “Not completely.” So why...
read moreIs “Good Enough” Holding Your Company Back
Have you ever been stuck trying to figure out what’s holding your business back? As you look around, you can’t find anything bad. You have a good team of people. You have a good product and/or service. You have good customer service. You have good marketing in place....
read moreHow to Create a Culture of Excellence
While very few business owners would ever say, “I don’t want a culture of excellence,” the reality is that very few businesses actually do create a culture of excellence. If you don’t believe me, just think through how many customer service...
read moreEliminate Curse Words From Your Vocabulary
I realize this is an unusual post on a business growth website, but if you’ll hang with me for a moment, I think you’ll understand. Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on cursing and how it can, when used in the right place and time, be...
read moreWhy You Need to Care More About Culture If You Want to Grow Your Business
Most business and organizational leaders don’t care enough about culture—and that’s a huge mistake. To find out why, you’ll want to watch the following video I just created for you. In general, whenever a business becomes plateaued or falls into...
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