Leadership

Provide A Solution For What Will Be Needed

Wayne Gretsky is famous for saying, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is.” Successful entrepreneurs know to deliver a solution for where the...

What Are Your Office Traditions?

As I am writing this, I just got back from doing push ups. In fact the entire office just did push ups.  Why, you ask? Because it is our office...

The Element of Job Ads That Is Most Important (And Often Forgotten)

We’ve all seen (and maybe even written) those job ads that make it sound as though the staff is a sunny, smiling crew and the environment is full of high-fives...

Start Your New Employees Off The Right Way

Hiring and training new employees is not only time-consuming, but is also costly. That’s why, when you bring someone aboard, you should be doing all you can to make it...

How to Have Your Team Fix It Fast When Sh*t Hits the Fan

Have you ever seen the “Apollo 13” movie? If you have, you know what I’m talking about when I say that it really hit the fan in that movie! After...

Double The Results, Half The Effort

What are you working on right now? I want you to pause just for a moment and ask a question about it: “How do you double the results with half...

Arguing With Your Business Partner (It’s A Good Thing)

I have had multiple business partners over the years, and realized that the most successful businesses came from partners that I argued with. I believe, in fact, that arguing is...

5 Steps To Take When A Great Employee Has A Bad Habit

About fifteen years ago, I owned a company with a small telemarketing division.  Of the four or so employees we had in that division, Bill was far and away the...

6 Habits Thought Leaders Should Get Used To

As an entrepreneur myself, I’m always on the lookout for words of wisdom from fellow innovators.  Looking to the rule breakers (who often evolve into rule makers) for ways to...

Have An Effective Meeting With These 6 Steps

We all know the truth, and it’s time we started admitting it.  Most meetings are ineffective.  Frustrated with sessions that seemed to accomplish little except functioning as insomnia remedies, I...

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