While many business professionals navigated through challenging times, the sudden global spread of the coronavirus brought twists and turns nobody has experienced. Unlike a natural disaster which hits suddenly but goes away, the pandemic has left many of you uncertain about your next steps.
Despite this uncertainty entrepreneurs are resilient and you shifted your business to the world of virtual, where possible. This shift has opened up new and exciting pathways.
Below is the good news and
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Human Wiring: Here’s What Happens When You Hire a Generalist For A Specialist Position
In June’s Wake Up Profitable Boot Camp for Business Owners, we showed business owners how to build and align their team. If you ask any business owner about their top challenges about building the team, you’ll find hiring and retaining good employees at the top of their list.
Let’s face it, hiring exceptional talent can be tricky. It’s important to have a well-formulated process, including assessing the candidate’s fit, identifying the culture fit, and onboarding to name a
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Freedom to Create
This week in the U.S., we celebrate Independence Day. Independence is a condition where you exercise self-government. Entrepreneurs know all too well about independence. Independence provides freedom: freedom to create or to do nothing at all.
With that freedom to create also comes commitment, responsibility, and effort. The question is, what are you creating that contributes to the world?
Enjoy your day, weekend, and holiday.
Lisa Mininni
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Leadership: It’s Not Enough to Just Delegate
Harriet runs a multi-million dollar business that is experiencing growing pains. To avoid being a bottleneck, she delegates to her staff but soon discovers that office expenditures are out of control and the company has a dip in its profitability. She also discovers that her team missed out on upselling opportunities.
When you experience growing pains, it's not enough to delegate. It's important to implement the systems or processes that help you to lead responsibly. Consider these tips to
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Systems Work Except When They Don’t
When I speak to CEO’s, I asked them what comes to mind when I say the word systems. There is always a range of looks, reactions, and thoughts. Some of them look like they just ate a lemon and some respond with:
Systems give you freedom
Systems are processes
Systems create efficiencies
We find that most business leaders have a love-hate relationship with systems. They love the idea of having more freedom and opportunity by using them but hate the idea of having to implement them or keep
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