Following the rate at which the internet is connecting us, regardless of geographical locations, it is normal for small businesses to have potential customers in far countries. This creates an opportunity for small and growing businesses to go international, allowing you to grow your company from within the walls of … Click to continue reading
Did you know that one of the top challenges for CEOs is developing new leadership? Having great leaders is getting more important with time. Businesses know this, but only less than 5% have development programs at all levels. Tied this to the fact that the number of quits is alarming; … Click to continue reading
Before you decide to start your own business, you’ve already spent countless hours figuring out all of the details to make it great. You know what kind of company you want to run and the culture you want to foster. The question is, how do you find the best employees? … Click to continue reading
For the past few years, there’s been a growing focus and demand that organizations address diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Although there’s been numerous studies that have demonstrated how a diverse workforce leads to improved financial performance, productivity, innovation, and overall growth, the numbers of visible minority groups and … Click to continue reading
In some of my leadership keynotes and workshops, I point out how one way to foster a sense of cohesion and community among your employees is to make time to celebrate milestones. What’s important here is not to just have a party where people can feel a sense of completion, … Click to continue reading
As a writer, it’s not uncommon to get inspiration for a new piece from an unlikely source. And that is certainly the case with this one where I found myself finding some timely lessons on how to succeed at leading during these uncertain times while reading some of the tributes … Click to continue reading
As a leader, you’re responsible for accomplishing many tasks, most critical among them is setting and articulating the strategic goals of your team and organization. Of course, creating goals is not the same thing as achieving them. And most of us have certainly set out goals for ourselves and our … Click to continue reading
As I mentioned in some of my episodes for my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, 2021 marks the 10th year that I’ve been hosting this podcast. Although this is without question a major milestone to reach for any podcast, I never got around to making plans to celebrate this achievement on … Click to continue reading
There is probably not a single corporate or business leader on planet Earth who will admit that the business they lead has no mission statement, business values or a sense of purpose. Yet a Deloitte study released in May 2020 when most of the world was in lockdown, the pandemic … Click to continue reading
Whether you are the CEO of a company or the manager for a small group of people, it is always best practice to always be attempting to be more involved as an individual. Having a responsibility to other individuals in your daily line of work is an important task and … Click to continue reading
With the new evolving landscape, it is more important than ever to be a good leader to retain employees and keep them happy. With the new year coming sooner than later, now is a great time to consider additional steps that you can take to improve your leadership skills. That … Click to continue reading
Many people enter a company with the goal of moving into leadership as soon as possible. For some, it is a good career track. For others, it would be a disastrous career move. Surprisingly, you will not always make more money if you move up. In sales, the top producers … Click to continue reading