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You like your employees. You want them to stay and work with you for a long time.  And in that time, you want them to perform well, to stay engaged, and to grow along with your business.  You want to see professional development.  The challenge So you review their work. You schedule formal training sessions.…

A list of tasks ending with: “and run it by me when you are done”.  This is how many people delegate.  The problem? That’s not delegation — it’s moving from doing it all to micromanaging. To move from micromanaging to real delegation, you need one more step. The challenge The hardest part of delegation is…

We often believe we are a reflection of our values.  In reality, we are a reflection of our behaviors.  The challenge You hold values like integrity, respect, accountability, kindness, and creativity. But others—clients and employees—judge you by what they see: how you act, treat people, and collaborate. And their perception directly shapes how they engage…

Right about now you are probably thinking about what you have achieved in your business this year.  And what you can do to grow your business next year. A lot of it comes down to being practical. Practical gets things done Being practical means knowing what to do next.  And the single most important question…

Anything you have to do should be at least a little bit fun.  That’s especially true when you do it every day for most of the day. In other words: your job.  And the same goes for your employees.  It’s important for your employees to enjoy their work to have a successful business. Make it…

Nobody starts a business with complexity as their goal. Yet, over time, complexity always seems to creep in.  Why?  Because running a business means making barrels of decisions every single day—and decisions are complex. Decision making is hard As human beings, we make an estimated 36,000 decisions a day.  If that number feels impossible, just…