Posts Tagged ‘team members’
Three Steps to Empower Your Decision Makers
In The Decision Maker, Dennis Bakke argues that in most organizations the leaders make the decisions. After all, they are the people most equipped to make the decisions, right? Dennis challenges that thought, and I’m going to ask you to do the same. Who in your business has the power, authority, and responsibility to make decisions?…
Read MoreCultivating an Intrapreneur Culture
Our proven four step guide to developing a culture of innovation and success on any team or group. If you want more consistent success, personally or professionally, this is your roadmap.
Read MoreWhy Time Away Is Good For Your Business
It never fails, right? Just when you’re about to embark on the trip of a lifetime… Something happens that causes you to question going. Hurdles disguised as crises started to appear. This isn’t a new phenomenon. I have learned over the years that whenever I decide to take an extended vacation away from my businesses,…
Read MoreAre You Rowing in the Same Direction?
There is a difference between a job description and what a person should be spending their time doing. A job description is a tool used for hiring and training, so we know who to look for and what skill sets they have or need to acquire to fill their position. But the real question is,…
Read MoreSetting Business Goals & Making Them Work
With the year approaching its end, you need to make sure you have a plan for next year’s business goals. A good place to start is by evaluating this year’s goals. Then, set a plan in place to help you reach next year’s goals. The trick to truly being able to look back at the end…
Read MoreGenerosity vs Fairness
I recently read the book Principles by Ray Dalio, and one of the principles he discusses struck me as something we deal with almost every month in our lives. Here are the principle and my thoughts on it. Ray Dalio’s Principle 2.2B: Make sure people understand the difference between Fairness and Generosity. This principle has…
Read MoreSetting Your Business Goals and Making Them Work
With the year almost over, you need to make sure you have a plan for next year’s business goals. A good place to start is by evaluating this year’s goals. Use them to set a plan in place to help you reach the milestones you set for next year. The trick to truly being able…
Read More3 Keys to Revenue Success
Tim Ferris wrote an interesting book called the Four-Hour Work Week. The premise was, if you streamlined things enough, you could reduce your work week to four hours and still make the same – or more – money. While this is a great title for selling books, the reality is your chances of being successful in…
Read MoreThe Weakness of One
I’ve discovered that the number one is the worst number in business. You don’t want to only have one product line or one customer. You don’t want to have only one source of revenue or be on only one network. We get ourselves in the most trouble however, when we have one employee who is over…
Read MoreHow to Create Raving Fan Team Members
To create raving fan customers, create raving fan team members. I received this email yesterday from one of our customers: Dr. Reynolds, Your staff is wonderful. I hurt my knee and went to see your people last night. EVERYONE was friendly, empathetic, and informative. The x-ray tech had to come in from home…
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