Self-Awareness – A Key to Powerful Leadership
What is one thing that keeps you... From being as effective as you want to be? From using your time in a way that garners the greatest results? From exercising the self-discipline you want to live...
Conversations Matter
Owners who are struggling with employee retention in this weird employee-centric economy may want to pay attention to this post. The conversations you have or don't have with your team can make or...
Are You a Happy Leader?
As leaders take on more responsibility, handle more decisions, mentor and coach more people, and generate higher and higher level results, often something changes. Their face. Have you ever walked...
Set a Breakthrough Goal for Success
Do you have a breakthrough goal? That's a goal that, when you attain it, will up-level every part of your life in a huge positive way. If not, consider what would have that kind of impact if you...
Overcoming Too Much and Not Enough
Sometimes it all can just feel like too much, can't it? Too much to do, not enough time. Too many hours working, not enough time with the family. Too much pressure, not enough relaxation. Too much...
The Power of No
Generally we don’t like other people to tell us “No.” But when they do, we reap several benefits: Time - We don’t have to wait for an answer anymoreClarity -We don’t have to guess what they’re...
The Most Important Number in Your Business
How do you answer the question “What’s the value of your business?” Look at this equation: Profit x M = Value, where M is the multiple that a buyer will use to determine the price they would pay for...
What You Can’t See
Today I met with a CEO who faces an important decision to make that could impact the success of his company for decades. Weighing his options, he mentioned pros and cons of the alternatives. Both...
Unlucky, or Wrong Response?
So, today’s Friday the 13th of 2020. Is this the most unlucky day of the century? The worst Friday? The worst year? To what will you attribute the problems and tragedies that occur on this day? This...
The Most Efficient Tax Structure for Self-Employed Business Owners?
Shahar Plinner, and Uri Bar-Josef, founders of FormationsCorp.com, are on a mission to help solopreneurs and self-employed small business owners with a net annual income of at least $60,000 to...
Beating the Boogeyman
In many countries, Halloween weekend 2020 is upon us. Donning disguises and knocking on doors to collect treats may or may not happen, depending on the Covid19 situation in your neighborhood and how...
When Men Speak
Let me start by assuring you this is not about political debates. In December 2019 just before Christmas I published my first book, Life Beyond #MeToo. I had great support from a team of volunteers...
Failing Forward
Today I talked with a friend who is in a leadership position in an organization that experienced significant, disappointing setbacks over the past year. Some came from mandated shutdowns due to...
CEO Conundrums
CEOs of small businesses often face similar concerns, thorny problems or challenging issues that they need to deal with from day one in their leadership role. Let’s call them CEO Conundrums. A...
A Rest from Your Labors
Whatever you’ve been working on the past week or month or quarter or year, it’s okay to put it down. Take a break. You’ve earned it. With the increase of remote working, many are finding their...
Reducing Risk for Minority and Women Owned Small Businesses
It’s hard enough to get a business up and running when you’ve studied business, done your homework, and have plenty of cash to give you time to ramp up. Imagine how challenging it is when you are...
Caring to Collaborate
Today I met with my rockstar web designer, who’s been so busy helping everyone during this pandemic to get their online presence up to speed that, honestly, it’s been a challenge to connect and...
The Power of the Mastermind
“Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?” Voltaire was reported to have asked. The answer is “Yes.” One way to the Yes is through the Mastermind. Not only can people learn...
Fulfilling Commitments
Today I spoke with a business owner who has had to let two employees go because they failed to keep their commitments. Not only did they not keep their promises, they didn’t communicate the...
When Women Rise, We All Rise – A Guest Blog by International Leadership Guru, M.S. Rao, Ph.D.
“Can you imagine what the world would be like if women who constitute almost half of the global population had access to education and opportunities and were allowed to contribute their best? We...