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A Guide to Effective Leadership
Leadership The success or failure of a company lies in the ability of its leader to lead it through the different stages of growth that it will go through. It is essential that entrepreneurs know and understand their roles and responsibilities as leaders of their...
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The Driver of Results: Employee Engagement
At a recent business luncheon, a CEO was asked how many people work in his company: “About half of them,” he responded. Sadly, this comment validates what Gallup has been stating for years. Employee engagement have hovered around 30% since about 2000, with the most...
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Defining Differences Between Good and Great Companies
What makes a company good? How do you take a good company and make it great? You may examine your organization and check off the boxes of key factors that make a business successful: profitability, a strong product offering, satisfactory customer service, employee...
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The Most Important Task of Leaders
"The task of leaders is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." -John Buchan Most would agree that passion and purpose are the hallmark of a strong leader; these two qualities set them apart from everyday managers....
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Be a Leader – Stop being NICE!
Being a leader is not easy. If you are a leader in your organization, I commend you for taking on this important responsibility. As a leader it is important that you are not only firm, but clear with your expectations. That means you also need to hold your team...
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KPI or Critical Driver: What is the difference?
We got to see Keith Cunningham last month at our North American conference and for those that are familiar with Keith and his book ‘The Ultimate Blueprint’, you would have been introduced to Critical Driver’s. So many of us have been only measured and managed on KPIs....
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6 Ways to Improve Your Work-Life Balance Today
It doesn’t matter who you are or what your position is at work, everyone struggles with work-life balance to some extent. Even I do sometimes and I'm a coach! Especially now that we have these smart devices with us all the time, it's so easy to stay connected with...
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3 Tips to Encourage Accountability in Your Team
Every business owner loves an employee that goes above and beyond expectations. She takes responsibility, shows initiative and happily steers the ship when it comes to her own projects and problems. While it’s likely that this is an intrinsic trait for many, it’s also...
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11 TIPS for Improving Your Business Cashflow
Approximately half (42%) of Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) report that cashflow is a major issue. And, cash-flow issues are likely to be a major reason to hold back business growth plans. Only 20% of start-up businesses survive five years and of these, 20% will...
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What is Good Leadership?
‘He is a born leader’… How often have you heard this phrase? There are certain traits found in some people that make people regard them as natural leaders. However, with practice, these characteristics can be learned and developed to improve your leadership power. 1....
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Lead People, Manage Processes…
Training: one of the many processes you manage daily as a business executive, and one that may not often fall as the most important task on your agenda. What does your company’s training program look like? Some companies have their training on autopilot, taught...
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Who’s wearing the CFO hat in your business?
CFO, Chief Financial Officer, is someone in your business that needs to own this title, irrespective of their job title. For some the business owner or a family member may also be the CFO, but likely by default, not necessarily because that’s what they want to do, or...
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The Entrepreneurial Operating System (Part 5 of 8)
In Part 4, we talked about knowing your numbers. In this blog, we are going to address problems, or Issues. It is the forth component of the EOS and is an essential component of gaining traction. This component is in place when you are documenting and capturing...
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The 7 Key Numbers that drive Profit AND Cashflow
Do you ever look at the reports from your accounting software and get mislead by all the numbers? Do you not bother printing out the reports at all because you aren’t sure which numbers to look at and you don’t have the time anyway? You’re not be alone if you...
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The Entrepreneurial Operating System (Part 4 of 8)
We are going to learn the importance of numbers. It is the third component of the EOS, DATA. This component is fulfilled when you have a great scorecard and everyone has a number. Imagine flying a plane in the fog with no instrument panel. How crazy and risky!!!...
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The Entrepreneurial Operating System (Part 3 of 8)
In this blog, we are going to learn the importance of numbers. It is the third component of the EOS, Data. This component is fulfilled when you have a great scorecard and everyone has a number. Imagine flying a plane in the fog with no instrument panel. How crazy...
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10 Tips for Developing Your Dream Team
When it comes to business, profit is important, but cash is king! The same analogy can be made when it comes to your team – hiring well is important, but retention is king. The cost of hiring, training and the temporary loss in productivity represents thousands of...
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In the last article, we learned about how to create a clear and compelling vision in a business. In this article, we are going to learn about building a great team. It is the second component of the EOS, PEOPLE. Right People. Right Seats. Almost every problem in...
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The Entrepreneurial Operating System (Part 2 of 8)
We are going to learn how to create a clear and compelling VISION in a business. Gino Wickman (Traction) has assembled a wonderful two-page format that provides a process to answer 8 questions that will define a vision and strategic plan for your business. It is...
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The Entrepreneurial Operating System (Part 1 of 8)
If you own a business, and you want to transition and grow the business, you must read the book Traction by Gino Wickman. I discovered this resource and have been using it with several of my clients over the last year, and the results are amazing. I wanted to share...
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