Ethics of PPP Forgiveness
Your company jumped on the chance to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program. The uncertainty of COVID19, mandated stay home policies, and the shifting economy made that a prudent move. Four...
Busy, or Moving Forward?
I once read a quote, “Busy = Buried Under Satan’s Yoke.” I wouldn’t necessarily agree. Most CEOs have very full days, with all the right activities in their calendars that are moving them forward....
Let Freedom Ring
This is a post about something that’s missing. Freedom. Justice. The inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Private First Class Vanessa Guillen was denied her rights when...
On Choosing Your Future
This week I received a kind invitation to contribute to a useful book. My contribution (about 600 words total) might serve small and medium sized business owners, some who potentially could become...
The Power of Self-Assessments
Yesterday I recorded myself on Zoom, to see how a presentation may look to others before giving it today. It was so helpful to review, notice a few things I wanted to change, and to make those...
How Will Your SME Respond to Racism?
My daughters are older than Breonna Taylor would have been today had she lived to see her 27th birthday. #SayHerName. I love them and would die for them. I coach CEOs of SMEs. So what does Breonna...
Covid-19 v. Women and POC
Deana LaFauci at Linkage, Inc. published a great post eight days ago on how CoVid-19 is highlighting and increasing the social injustice women and minorities already face. Poorer...
Accountable to Whom?
This week I received an email from Bill Sager, CEO of Sager Family Homes, a growing, quality home builder in Washington State. Bill is a strategic thinker and planner by nature, who like many...
Where Have You Been?
At the beginning of March I posted on Celebrating Wins together, and then, crickets…you might think I dropped off the edge of the earth. Oh wait, it’s still round. This will be one of my longer...
Working Remotely? Celebrate Wins Together
If you’re adhering to recommendations for social distancing to minimize health risks for your employees, you may have sent your teams home to work remotely. Teams need established touch points to...
Celebrating Small Businesses
Happy National Entrepreneurship Week! In the U.S. there are about thirty million of us small businesses and entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur is a word from French origin meaning someone who who...
The Power of Nobody
Emily Dickinson’s poem I’m Nobody! Who Are You? adeptly captures the dreary reality of the sometimes necessary task of publicity. The point is to not lose yourself in the work of being Somebody, so...
Out with the Old Normal, in with the New Normal
So it’s a New Year and a New Decade. Don’t expect everything to magically change overnight. It never does. Small incremental changes build into bigger changes to help you attain your New Normal....
What Does Psychological Safety Have to Do with Innovation?
If you have a team of individuals that withhold their best ideas, that fears sharing failures with the team for fear of looking bad, or that fails to respect diverse viewpoints, you are missing the...
Same Old Story?
One of the gifts of being in relationships with other humans is that you or your loved ones often repeat favorite stories, not remembering that you’ve told that story to that person before. Yes, I...
40 Days to What
For people who celebrate Christmas, today is the “40 days to Christmas” day. For me, Christmas has always been special and magical, filled with Love. As a young mother, my vision for Christmas Day...
3 Thoughts on Leadership
You can study, read, talk about and dance around leadership for as long as you like. Ultimately, I believe it boils down to a few essentials: 1. Vision: Do you have a vision of the future and can...
Estimating for Profit
How long will a business make it if they estimate work at prices lower than their profit margin? Depending on their initial capitalization, that period can be months or years. But if the business is...
Strategic Partnerships
This week I met with three other business coaches. Why would I take the time to meet with “The Competition?” In fact, coaching is one of many service businesses where there are opportunities to...
Keeping Financial Focus
Congratulations! You’ve done well, and business is booming. A pitfall to avoid is the temptation to loosen the purse strings and stop focusing on fiscal clarity. I’d like to challenge you to not...