Admit it: you figure out things on the fly. When you're a department of one, it's easy to get away with this approach. If you're scaling your business, however, you need to establish clear processes.
There are many business processes to manage, automate, measure and optimize. The list can sometimes seem endless. The reality is, however, that your business can’t survive without them.
McDonald's Corporation was even built on the notion that everything is a process. Every employee follows a
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How to Add a Personal Touch When Automating or Systematizing Your Business
Information technology has changed the way the world conducts business. A letter that once took weeks to get from Point A to Point B is now delivered instantly with a mere push of a button.
Automation has also made it possible for small businesses to streamline their processes, get a handle on their overhead, and improve their profitability.
While automation can be a time saver and convenience maker, don’t forget one important thing: The power of a personal touch. Isn’t it nice to know
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Leadership: How to Be Infinitely More Effective in Your Communication
Several years ago, I had just finished my Next Level Networking Keynote at a business conference when a woman approached me. She shook my hand and said four words that left me speechless. For a professional speaker, that’s not an easy thing to do.
“You saved my marriage,” She said. After I registered the magnitude of her words, I mustered up a fumbled response. “What did I say?”
During an experiential exercise, she resonated with being wired as an external thinker. She verbalizes to
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Business Owners: Where Innovation Unfolds
You are present. You are open to new ideas. You are a visionary. You are resilient. You are adventuresome. You are resourceful. You are optimistic. You are intentional. You are integrous. You are prolific.
Do these entrepreneurial traits describe you right now? This minute.
What I’ve learned in over 14 years mentoring small business owners is that there is a glaring element that is missing when entrepreneurs are in the heart of a challenge. This element is incredibly simple. It’s so
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Disappear Hiring Overwhelm: Disrupt Your Traditional Hiring Process
As a business owner, you're wearing a lot of hats. You're bringing in business, working with clients, and know you need to hire additional team members.
You might even be overwhelmed just thinking about your hiring process. Traditionally, you create a job description, recruit candidates, review resumes, and conduct interviews.
Yet, you know in the first five minutes if the candidate will be a good fit. In the meantime, you took a short-term detour from working on the strategy of scaling
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