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Over the last ten years, I've learned more ways not to hold an executive offsite meeting than I'd like to admit. In this series, I've taken the lessons I've learned from each of those failures and put together the perfect offsite plan so you and your team can create the perfect strategy to grow your organization!
I want to share with you one of the most powerful principles I learned as a leader. Like many truths, there is no black and white, no simple fix, but there are timeless principles that can guide you through the challenges we all face working together with others.
The principle is this: Working together requires humility and honesty.
Did you know there are different types of founders? Do you know what type you are? Did you know that there are different strategies for each type of founder? Where many founders get it wrong is they choose the wrong strategies simply because fail to recognize these differences.
Great leaders distinguish themselves from bad or even just good leaders by their ability to make the right decisions at the right time. There is a mystique that surrounds a great leader's ability to make great decisions, and I see it all the time in founders.
Great leaders empower their people. Good leaders think they empower their people. The gap between the two is much greater than you think. In this article, I’ll give you 5 ways to bridge that gap!
Does everyone in your company understand your common goals? Does everyone in your company agree with those goals? Does everyone in your company work effectively and efficiently toward achieving those goals? If not, you might be surprised how much it is costing you every day.
I'm going to share with you the five ways I learned to overcome the departmental silos that develop in virtually every single growing business. Each of these five strategies will help you build the cross-functionality that will allow the organization to work across functions and between silos, at all levels, in an organic, natural manner.
In my marketing work with clients, I specialize in helping great businesses that are already bringing in a million dollars or more in sales. These businesses all shared a problem this year that came sharply into focus. Their sales success has been 100% offline.
If you haven't updated your marketing strategy since the COVID-19 induced shutdown began back in March, your time is running out. Unfortunately, that's what is happening for many businesses. But how should you market with so much is still up in the air?
Should you be pivoting your business right now? How do you know when to pivot, and how do you know what to pivot to? Should you jump to a new industry to make ends meet or even make the switch altogether? The COVID-19 pandemic has got business owners and leadership teams scrambling to answer these questions.
If you want to get started with online lead generation (or take it to the next level) now is the time and, this article will show you how to do just that. There's no need for marketing fluff and jazz hands, just a simple system that works.
What is it like to be in Big Rut? Well, the business looks great on the outside. It looks even better from where management sits in their beautiful corporate offices. However, the employees will tell you the truth in their words, their actions, or both that the organization died on the inside long ago.
