It’s with joy that parents welcome their children into the family business. While many of the kids grew up in the business, sweeping floors and often times getting in the way, there are several paths that grown children can take as they consider entering the business....
Do you consider yourself a curious person? Are some of your business values driven by curiosity? Many of the leaders that I’ve met have built their businesses by thinking about the what-ifs. They are always curious about that next big thing. Curiosity can help set you...
What will you and your team get accomplished in the next 30 days? Rather, what will you get done that will make a significant impact on your business? Leading organizations always have things brewing. It might be rolling out an updated website, new sales...
As you work to transition your business from here to there, the strength and consistency of your leadership will be challenged. Leading is not a sometimes thing and strong leaders know the impact that doing the right things can have on a business. Your stakeholders...
It’s Thursday morning and the senior team has gathered for the weekly meeting. The meeting where a group of your highest paid managers assemble to, you know, have a meeting. Sometimes there’s an agenda, and sometimes there isn’t one. There may be action items and...
It’s important to differentiate your strategy between existing customers and prospects. In one case you are looking for both retention and growth, in the other you are asking them to change their buying habits. The role of the sales leader is to be available to learn,...