Ask Andi: How do you build leadership throughout a business? Leadership within the company is failing us. We've allowed things to happen, or not, to the detriment of the business. How do we get the business back on track? Thoughts...
Ask Andi: We have too many leaders. Unfortunately, there’s confusion as to who should do what. We duplicate efforts. That keeps turning into work hours we can’t invoice. That’s costing me both revenue and profit. Thoughts of the Day: Too...
Ask Andi: How do we focus operations? Our manager proposes we work on what we need two years from now. What we need to focus on the next six months is more hands-on. I might have the wrong person for...
Ask Andi: We couldn't complete all of our projects in time to invoice the customers last month. If larger projects come in, we don't have the bandwidth to handle a big increase. We need to be able to say, "Bring...
Ask Andi: How do we prepare for the unexpected? 2011 was looking up. Then things hit a wall in February. Clients stopped buying and stopped paying, and prospects stopped looking. What can we expect this year? Thoughts of the day:...
Ask Andi: We need to increase productivity. Our work is labor-intensive. We don't have the money to throw at the problem right now. We're wasting money doing things inefficiently. But afraid to make an upfront investment to improve profits. What...
Ask Andi: My partner needs to learn to delegate. He's caught up in details and won't let go. We need time to work "on" the business. But end up working long hours "in" the business. I don't see this ending...
Ask Andi: We're starting our year-end planning. We went into last winter financially thin. Expect expenses will go up, especially health care. Want to hire a salesperson, but where's the money coming from? Any suggestions on how to plan now...
Ask Andi: Surviving to thriving in the business? Not. Thanks to a lousy economy, instead of leading we went into survivor mode. That has cost us a lot of money. As a result, running our business is not as much...