Entrepreneurs have many things in common, regardless of the business they are in. They have a clear vision and are laser focused on achieving their objectives. They tend to think outside of the box (or envelope), and they are not concerned with coloring between the...
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Your 1:1 Review With Yourself
The fact is, unless you have a board of advisors or directors, there usually isn’t anyone in your business to evaluate your performance and give you honest feedback. Most business owners get their best feedback while brushing their teeth in the morning and looking...
Get the Most Out of Your Next Leadership Team Meeting
What day is it? What day is it? Oops, it’s the senior leadership team meeting day and you’re not prepared! Don’t let this happen to you. First of all, congratulations on actually having a senior leadership team meeting. While it may seem quite ordinary, it is not...
Are You the Custodian or Architect of Your Business — or Both?
The role a leader takes and their general outlook on the business, greatly affects the trajectory of any organization. The goal may be to minimize risk at all costs to protect the current state of affairs. For others, the goal may be to carefully design a strategy...
Effective Printing Industry Leaders and Their Teams
A day in the life of a printing company owner, CEO, or president, could make your head spin. It’s not for the faint of heart and there’s always plenty to do. Having a good system and a good team to help prioritize, delegate, and engage others are success factors that...
Leading Indicators for Your Printing Business — Your People
It goes without saying for any business, but in particular for those in the graphic communications space, that having an engaged workforce has never been more important. I get to work with printing companies throughout the country and witness the value of having teams...