“The Innovator’s Method” by Dr. Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer shows you the methods that the best innovators use to conceive, test, and validate ideas before implementing them. Developed through research on world-class innovators such as Google, Tesla, Amazon, and Regeneron, this process helps take the risk out of innovation and offers an additional perspective… Read More »
Ask your employees for input
“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”-Henry David Thoreau We should be asking our employees for input Do you regularly ask your employees for input, to share their thoughts and suggestions? Do you allow them to contribute ideas and then buy… Read More »
Be a Role Model for Others
“Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.”-Claudian As leader, we must be a Role Model for others! Know that we set the tone, pace, environment, and personality of our company. By our consistent actions, we establish what the company values and what gets rewarded. We… Read More »
Eight Marketing Strategies for a Small Budget
“There are no magic wands, no hidden tricks, and no secret handshakes that can bring you immediate success, but with time, energy, and determination you can get there.” – Darren Rowse, founder of ProBlogger Eight Marketing Strategies for a Small Budget Everyone knows that building a business takes time and persistence, but it also takes… Read More »
Employees want to be held accountable
“Accountability breeds response-ability.”-Stephen Covey Employees want to be held accountable! We should meet with our key employees or managers at least once a month for a one-to-one, good-old-fashioned accountability session. Remind them of our expectations. Help them to grow and improve. Again, when we create clarity of expectations and standards, there is less confusion and… Read More »
Employees want to be held accountable
“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: he stood under the arch.”-Michael Armstrong Employees want to be held accountable! Keeping employees accountable for their responsibilities, assignments, goals,… Read More »
Are you Great at Time Management – or Priority Management
Business owner or leader, make the change from time management to priority management to be able to work ON your business rather then IN your business….Read more »
Managing People is Knowing What our Employees Want
“Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.”-Tommy Lasorda What do employees really want? As the leader and Strategic Business Owner, it’s imperative that you know the answer to this question. Employees: Want to know where the company… Read More »
Are You Holding Employees Accountable – Effective People Management
“My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.”-Jack Welch How are you doing in the following areas? Holding employees accountable? Giving them adequate training and support? Striving to be respected, not necessarily liked?… Read More »
Strive for Better – Not Perfect
We all know it’s impossible to be perfect. Or it would be impossible if we could even agree on what perfect meant in the business world. And yet, even if it’s secretly, most of us want to be perfect and we want our businesses to be perfect too. Strive to be Better Not Perfect… Read More »