Blog Archive
Visionaries and Integrators™ and the Balance That Sends Your Business Soaring
Small business owners and leaders don’t have the bandwidth to address all the demands on them. They quickly exceed their bandwidth dealing with challenges with customer orders, new product ideas that could solve problems and increase the bottom line, and everything in...
Relationship Management: Inspire, Equip, and Empower Your Team
Anybody who owns a business got there because they believed in something strongly and set out to accomplish it. As your business grows into something bigger than a one-person operation, it’s critical to own your role as a leader. It’s more than simply giving orders to...
Social Awareness: Understanding the Ripple Effect of Your Leadership
Most of you were likely in a leadership position at the start of the pandemic. Put yourself back in that place three years ago, when the world was becoming aware of COVID. Can you imagine the result if you would have told your team it was nothing? If you had demanded...
Self-Management: Leading from Possibility
When we don't have the intentionality and skills to manage our emotions, they can become a runaway train in life and in business. Mishandling situations because we don’t understand our emotions or we don’t know what to do with them can get us in a lot of trouble. As...
Emotional Self-Awareness: Living Into Your Leadership Potential
Although most people think they are self-aware, few actually meet the criteria. A study by Harvard Business Review estimated only 10 to 15 percent of participants met the criteria. Emotional self-awareness is even lower, especially among generations who were not...
Improve Your Emotional Intelligence To Boost Your Bottom Line
While some business owners naturally lean into the relational side of their business, others are very transactional. Their focus is on getting things done and they constantly have their nose to the grindstone. As they’re moving forward, there may be resistance and...
Stages of Business: The Rungs on the Ladder to Success
Small business owners are better positioned for success when they understand the different stages of business. With this fundamental knowledge comes an awareness around what stage their business is actually in and the ability to navigate the transitions between the...
Don’t Settle! The Right Business Community Will Take You Far.
Small business owners often find themselves with their nose to the grindstone, doing so much and focused solely on getting work out the door. It’s important to break free of this mindset and connect with other leaders who are in the same space. You can go further when...
Finding the Right Business Community
Small business owners often find themselves with their nose to the grindstone, doing so much and focused solely on getting work out the door. It’s important to break free of this mindset and connect with other leaders who are in the same space. You can go further when...
Want a Greater Impact? Increase Your Return On Energy.
Small business owners have more responsibilities and tasks coming at them than anyone can possibly take on in a day’s time. You have to set priorities around what is going to get done. Managing your time and slotting things into blocks on your calendar is one way to...