Thoughts of the day: Hire for passion when searching for new hires. Lead with what your business is all about. Find job candidates who are passionate about what your company does. Stop looking for last-minute job fillers. Make sure...
Facing family business succession, we need a plan. We’re dealing with a family member who should be retiring. Unfortunately, she still owns the stock and is very controlling. We want to take the company forward, but don’t have the...
Our request for proposal RFPs are rough. Our response needs improvement. It's not our forte. We’re seeing more and more of them. We want to get in on the action. How do we start winning a fair share? Thoughts...
I"m growing the business but is it worth it? It feels like bigger isn’t always better or more profitable. Bigger means more employees, issues, headaches, complexity, cost, and more risk. Who needs that! Thoughts of the Day: You are...
My leading by example isn't working. I am wearing too many hats. I'm not doing things that are a priority. I keep wrestling for control with people who aren’t doing what I want. If I delegate to someone, how...
Key to prosperity as the business has grown and prospered. We just bought a building and are setting it up. Getting around to making a will, insurance, and succession plans; never really worked on how to protect my family and...
We run a couple of different shift work schedules most days. We’re finding information doesn’t get shared. We end up duplicating effort as one shift re-does what another shift was supposed to do. Not everyone gets there at the...
What's my sweat equity worth? I'm thinking about selling the business and wondering what it might be worth. My family and I have invested a lot of time, energy, and hard work building our business. We’re still a few years...
Market change makes it feel as though we’re dodging lightning bolts. Changes are coming at us from every direction. I worry something unexpected could seriously harm the company I’ve worked so hard to build. It’s getting harder to steer...