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Early on in business, it is exciting to hear a company is growing. However, what we soon realize is that growing an organization “eats” two things: people and money. Growth requires cash flow, and the cash flow lags while cash is needed to finance the growth. People get burned out doing things new and different. Quality communication suffers. Results fracture. Regardless of whether you are growing your top line or if you would like to dramatically increase your bottom line, […]
We have a client that after most meetings, he asks the question, “Do you feel like I am doing a good job?” It is interesting because it is not at the beginning, but at the end after we have had discussions of what needs to be done to improve the results. It is almost as if he wants affirmation that he is becoming a “success”. As we have listened though, it sounds more like he wants validation that he is […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses getting results. We have found over the last 30 years that those leaders and business owners that “get things done” are those that in fact never focus on actually getting it done. Rather, these leaders focus on building relationships with those around them. Whether it is their employees, their suppliers, or their customers, they take the time to understand the other person, their needs, etc. This focus on building […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses accomplishing something. Many leaders and teams when attempting something new will ask the question “How do we accomplish this?” There can be a fear of not being successful, or the fear of the new skill sets and capabilities, or the fear of the impact this new process, product, etc. may have on the organization. Leaders and teams typically want things to occur in a certain way or to go […]
Our family has a long history of being thinkers. We read magazines, newspapers, books, etc. and then talk about them. We talk them to death! As a young man, I thought we “looked smart” since we were thinkers for the last few generations. We also “sounded smart”. Then, thinking to improve our family line, I realized that if a book is written by a “doer”, I can learn from them how to accomplish, so I kept reading and thinking, looking […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses failure and its importance. Many leaders and teams dread and avoid failure. Failure can cause pain or a lack of confidence; however, failure can be one of the best opportunities leaders and teams can have for learning. Individuals that are ruled by failure and limit their interactions accordingly reduce the size of their world and experiences as well. Those that embrace failure as a learning opportunity expand their knowledge […]
Without a long term view of the future, leaders have a tendency to get focused on smaller details and get bogged down with what is not critical. When business is tough or going through change, leaders can become even more like this. The human mind will focus on something (and business leaders especially have a tendency to get tunnel vision), and it will choose whatever is closest at hand. These negative issues feel bigger than they actually are and can […]
Many times when we begin our work with clients, we have to initially caution them that our process is not a silver bullet. To do it right, we need to get the foundation right and then start “building”. Part of building the foundation is making certain that what is below the ground is correct and strong enough to build upon, even though you may not be able to see it. We can help address an issue that is causing a […]