How to know when your business needs another leader, what role you actually need, and whether you are ready to let that person lead There is a stage in the life of a growing business when success begins to create a strange problem. The owner has...
How to know when your sales team needs dedicated leadership — and when another manager would be an expensive distraction There is a stage in a growing company when the owner realizes that selling is no longer the only sales problem. The team may be...
Why your strongest people leave, what managers often miss, and how to build a workplace they want to stay in The resignation that surprises a business owner usually did not begin the day the employee handed in notice. It began months earlier, often...
If your business has traditionally kept financial information within the leadership team, don't begin by handing everyone a profit-and-loss statement. That approach is more likely to overwhelm people than help them. Instead, start by explaining how...
One of the most common—and costly—mistakes growing businesses make isn't hiring the wrong people. It's promoting the right people into the wrong role without preparing them for success. It happens in organizations of every size. A management...
The Honest Answer Depends on What's Really Holding Your Business Back Every growing business eventually reaches a point where the owner realizes something has to change. Revenue may be increasing, the team may be expanding, and opportunities may be...