Time Management
Six Things to Stop Doing
A lot of time and energy is spent at the beginning of the year to become a better leader, with the focus usually being on what you should be doing. I’m going to challenge that norm today by sharing with you, mid-year, six things that you should stop doing if you want to be a…
READ MORE...Are You Using Your Labor Efficiently?
Every company produces goods or services of some sort that they sell to their customer base with the expectation of making a fair and reasonable profit. In some industries competitive pressures make it difficult to raise prices sufficiently to cover the increasing cost of materials or labor. Even if you are in a situation where…
READ MORE...Personal Strategic Direction Questions
Ask yourself the following questions, remember to be honest with yourself when answering. When you have finished writing your answer read them. Is that the life you want? If so, go after it. How important is balance of life? How do you balance personal and business life? If you had unlimited resources (money, time, people)…
READ MORE...Prepare yourself for stress!
When you are a business owner or a CEO, the job can come with some significant pressure. Everybody expects the business leader to be there for everyone and everything. You are supposed to be all things to all people and no-one is really interested in the fact of whether you are having a bad day…
READ MORE...Gaining Time
Time management is a skill that takes time to develop and perfect. It’s also is a skill that is different for everyone. If you’re like a lot of people you spend your days in a frenzy of activity but achieve very little because you are not concentrating on the right things. As an entrepreneur, you…
READ MORE...Goals are a Great thing!
Setting goals gives you that feeling of accomplishment and the ability to check another item off your list. It is also a crucial part of business, helping us to keep track and measure our progress. But when you think about reaching those goals does it include an actual reward? Research has shown us that more…
READ MORE...4 Steps to Improve Your Performance in 2021
With today’s speed of change, if you aren’t looking and moving forward, you are quickly falling behind. Even though 2020 is almost ¾ complete, now is a great time to be looking forward to 2021 and how you want to improve upon your 2020 goals and performance (so you don’t fall behind your competition). If…
READ MORE...How to Increase Accountability
“Without accountability, teamwork breaks down” The coach does not even need to get involved. Each player knows their job and so do their teammates. If someone fails, they know it and so does everyone else. It is not unusual for someone to apologize to the other team members when they fail to be in their…
READ MORE...Could this be your holiday wish list or New Year’s resolution?
The month of December is always an interesting time. Form some it is a frantic, hectic time, trying to get projects or money leftover from the budget spent. For others it is a quiet time, one of reflection and planning for the year ahead. At the start of each year most individuals create a list…
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