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How Business Owners Overcome Discouragement
Owning a business can be very exciting and rewarding. But it can also be discouraging at times. How do you navigate those days of discouragement?...
Are Your Business Systems Holding You Back?
Small business owners talk to me weekly about why their business is "stuck." They ask me for advice about why it's not growing. Of course...
How to Measure Your Marketing
Marketing is essential for your business to grow. Of all of the systems of your business, if you don't get marketing right, you will eventually...
What Followers Want From Their Leaders
"People cannot be managed. Inventories can be managed, but people must be led." -H. Ross Perot For many years now I've wrestled with the question,...
3 Types of Business Planning
Wise business owners know that there is great value in planning. As a result, they take the time to create and maintain a business plan....
Business Owner, Are You a Creative?
As I’ve worked with business and organizational leaders I’ve discovered that there are probably 4 types of business owners and leaders. Type 1: Technicians First,...
7 Step Business Development Program From The E-Myth
Back in 1986 I came across a new book (at the time) entitled The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do...
Accountability and the Business Owner
One of the reasons executives and business owners hire a coach is for accountability. I hear my clients comment that this is a huge value...
Are You a Strategic or Tactical Business Owner?
My mission is to empower business owners to achieve exceptional performance in their businesses and their lives. One primary way I accomplish this is to...
What To Do When Shifts Happen
The marketplace today is vastly different than it was two years ago. In fact, it's different than it was just six months ago. Some businesses...