In this era of massive disruption, a naïve approach to culture is something you can’t afford. “No CEO will ever get fired for being ignorant about their own culture,” my friend and colleague Paul provocatively likes to say. CEOs do get fired for lots of things, but rarely is culture one of them. …
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What Business Owners Need to Know About Self-Sabotage
To answer the question at hand right away, business owners need to know only two things about self-sabotage. They should know that it is very real and very likely to occur at some point in their career, and they need to know how to fix it. But first, let’s explore what it really is. What Is …
5 Ways Strategic Thinking Can Make Change Successful
Why do some small businesses fail to make it? Is it inevitable that they will be pushed out by big corporations? These are difficult questions to ask but are ones that small business owners must consider. Running a business is complex and comes with unique problems, so how do you prepare for …
5 Keys to Getting Your Team to Embrace Change
Teams are critical for business owners, leaders, and managers at all levels. But it’s not always easy to get your team aligned with your vision — or get them to simply execute a task the way you want and need it to be done. Yet any leader, in any business or organization, has to find a way to effect …
Going Outside Your Comfort Zone
When I switched careers from law enforcement to writing, I felt completely out of my comfort zone. And when I moved from the east coast to the west, I was outside of my comfort zone there too. Since I did both at the same time, the word “comfort” wasn’t even in my vocabulary, as every aspect of my …
The Learning Doesn’t Stop Here
Starting your own business feels like such a victory. You get to follow your passion, and you get to be the one to create processes and systems that make sense to you. For people who switch from working in the corporate world to becoming a small business owner, it can feel like breaking free into a …
