Friend or Foe: The Importance of Creating Great First Impressions
We often refer to the brain as having two hemispheres, the left: largely responsible for logic, and the right: predominately responsible for creativity. This description fits what we know to be the cortex or new brain. There is also a third dimension: the hypothalamus, or pre-historic brain, which is in fact the brain stem and […]
Create Small Business Systems: Part One
You need to do more with less, especially in a small business. Time to really fall in love with creating systems. The goal with systems is simple – help you unlock the doors to saving yourself time,…
The Ultimate Guide to Effective Team Meetings
In order for your business to succeed… Employee activity must closely align with the goals of owners and leaders. How do you accomplish this? You run effective team meetings that keep your team in the loop – preferably every week. Great businesses have a consistent rhythm of effective team meetings. These meetings also quickly and effectively foster […]
Don’t Beg for Customers – Buy Customers!
Quit spending money on marketing with zero control. Let’s reframe the process of earning new customers by buying customers!
Three Keys to Survive the Great Resignation
Believe it or not, you can survive this “Great Resignation” and actually attract, hire, and retain great employees. It just requires creativity and ownership on your part.
Critical Non-Essentials: They’re Critical
Hopefully, you give your best customers some sort of gift at the end of the year. And ideally, you give them a lot of Critical Non-Essentials as they continue to do business with you. CNEs give your…
Make 2022 Your Least “Productive” Year Ever?
Learn why being “productive” is actually counterproductive to the growth of your business and yourself.
Making Big Changes? Involve Your Team in Three Ways
Make change a good thing for your team – and involve them. Check out these three techniques.
Create Small Business Systems: Part Two
Amazing business systems will boost the effectiveness of your team, give you numbers to use as leverage, and move your business towards the true definition of a business.
Four Reasons Why You Need A Q4 Business Plan
You have big dreams and goals. You take action every day. But do you take the right actions every day to inch closer to these dreams and goals? Effective plans create bridges between your vision, your…