It’s the Doing That Matters

Action leads to more action which yields results – especially in the case of prospecting for business. Having a system or a process for doing this regularly fills your marketing pipeline for the future. Just do it!

How You Can Afford to Delegate

As a business owner, are you struggling with a to-do list a mile long? Are you constantly searching for lost files, returning calls and trying to figure out how to create a decent looking PowerPoint presentation for tomorrow’s meeting – often all at the same time? Consider this: what if you could hand off the [...]

The Uphills Make Us Focus

Seth Godin’s recent blog post talks about business lessons he learned on a bike. Specifically, that his big wins came during the uphill parts. He said, “The best time to engage with an employee is when everything falls apart, not when you’re hitting every milestone.”

And that really got me thinking. If everything is working, people are feeling secure in their jobs, and there are no waves being made, where’s the incentive for your employee to listen to you or give constructive feedback? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?

That thinking couldn’t be more wrong.

Decide, create, and delegate

I’m going through a process in my business right now that I’m expanding to teach to my clients. It goes something like this: I’m too busy. I’m working a ton, but not quite billing enough hours. I need to be marketing more regularly, but can’t seem to find the time. My list of potential contacts [...]

Organizing is really about listening

In order to effectively create an organizational structure, routine, or process, you must first listen. A couple of guidelines will set the foundation for proper order – and then the organizational process will flow.

I need it – I can’t find it!

For a small business to run smoothly, it’s worth the business owner’s time to create systems, processes, and routines for each daily, weekly, and monthly action.