Most of my posts deal business after you've achieved a position of leadership. But how do you get there in the first place? Leadership is earned not given. I'm not sure who said that, but I'm sure someone has. Most employees, however, want the TITLE before they lead. Which brings up a catch-22: management wants … Continue reading Leading before you’re a Leader
Category: Management
3 Tips for Better Hiring
If you're running a small business, you'll generally be the one doing the hiring. In fact, you'll probably be working side by side with this employee. The good thing about this is you get to choose the person, so you'll probably choose someone with a similar work ethic and temperament . The bad thing is, … Continue reading 3 Tips for Better Hiring
Keep it positive
One of the areas I think most businesses need improvement is in the area of "feedback". There are basically 3 types of feedback: positive negative none I'll start from the bottom up. "None" is the type of feedback most managers give. I've worked for only a limited number of places, but each of my managers … Continue reading Keep it positive
Examples of “keeping what works”
I decided these examples should be a post of their own, because it was making the previous post way to long. So what follows are two examples of how I "tried a lot of things, and kept what works" and "fired bullets, then cannonballs." Example 1 I was looking for project management software to help … Continue reading Examples of “keeping what works”
Try a lot of things, keep what works
I'm a big fan of Jim Collins. If you haven't read his books, I recommend buying them all. One of may favorite ideas that I gleaned from his books, as well as books by others, is the idea of "try a lot of things, and keep what works." As a small business your primary advantage … Continue reading Try a lot of things, keep what works
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