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A collection of Blogs, Articles, Interviews & Videos intended to build business owner knowledge and perspective in order to build dreams.
Are you frustrated by the decisions your team makes? Do you trust them to make the right decisions in the future?Here are 10 ways to improve your teams Critical Thinking Skills.
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John Cleese (Monty Python) captured the reasons many business meetings are ineffective in "Meetings, Bloody Meetings" (Trailer).
Here are 8 elements that I believe are critical to an effective meeting, which of course leads to better communication and ACTION.
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A key issue for owners now is finding great employees. By the way, that has always been a key to success. Here are 5 things you can do to have a better team.
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Many times we assume the root cause of a problem is out of our control so we are stuck dealing with the costs and challenges. This was until we discussed Edward de Bono's 6 Thinking Hats is a simple process for individuals and teams to made quality decisions.
Whether we like it or not we must be able to negotiate. Many dislike the conflict or are feel like the always "lose" in a negotiation. When this is the mindset we can only lose, unless we have the power to get only what we require.
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If a big company moves in or announces a mass layoff it can significantly affect your team and your business, such as:
Wage Fluctuation
Skill Set Demands
Product/Service Demand
What do you do?
Communication is one of the five essential skills for a successful business owner. The others are Money, Time, Product/Service Excellence, and Prioritization/Focus. Here is an impromptu video on how to improve your communication skills by understanding DiSC.
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Accountability keeps you on pace for your goals and sets the standards for your team and clients. There are 3 ways to improve your personal accountability.
Checklists can be incredibly valuable for trade businesses.
Trade businesses are those that rely on a combination of physical skills and specific knowledge.
Here are the single most important list for a personal services business...specifically personal preferences.
Our view of manufacturers is the automotive assembly line. But many other businesses are process dependent. If your business relies on others to do the job as well you do then a checklist is a great step. Here are 7 areas in your business you can start with checklists.
Professional Services Businesses like Accounting, Legal Support, and Consulting often deal in abstract activities. When you are selling the invisible it is more likely that something will get missed. Even a contract or proposal has room for errors and omission. This is where checklists come in.
I am big sports fan of sports and have paid for many types of training. When I observe these businesses its impossible for me not to see ways to improve the experience and operational efficiency.
SELF-MANAGEMENT
In this clip I share my thoughts on how crucial it is for business owners and leaders to have Self Management. I share the 3 elements which are Inspiration, Structure, and Self-Control.
Organization is a key part of the structure you need in your professional life. This helps you in the area of Self-Management and in turn, professional business leadership.
Recently a client conducted a Team DISC review.
They identified some gaps in their natural communication styles. As a result of the lessons learned, they improved their probability of success on their most crucial opportunity by changing the team and strategy.
Without motivation we don't get up from the couch, out of bed, open the book, leave the house, make that phone call, write that 1st page, whatever it is you need to do for your journey to begin.
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