More than 70% of private business owners will exit their company in the next 15 years. Those business owners are usually expecting big outcomes from the sale: they’re hoping to use that money to retire on, maintain their lifestyle as they turn their attention to other projects, or benefit a…
In the last article we talked about the importance of persistence and of not giving up—of how good things happen when you truly believe in what you offer, and have faith in yourself. This is all well and good, until you hit the wall.
All great leadership teams have several things in common. You might not see them from outside, but when you work with them on a regular basis these commonalities become very clear. There are many leadership myths we accept because they make sense, but, in reality, fail to help build an…
When considering the importance of keeping the faith and not giving up, I was recently reminded of an experience I had with my son Jacob, who is now 21 and attending college at Ohio University. It was on a Saturday morning in an early spring, and at the time he was only 15. If you went outside that morning, you would have heard the familiar sound of lawnmowers could on every block—unless you were within an earshot of my house.
How do you decide what’s next for your life and business? For many entrepreneurs, we are entering the next stage in our careers and lives. We’ve successfully build our businesses and we are starting to make decisions that not only impact us and our families, but also the people we…
Phil Reese, vice president of Small Business Payroll Services, LLC in Columbus, Ohio had a problem not unlike what many of you may be facing.
“For a number of years,” Phil says, “we did very well driving new business purely on referrals. But as the economy tumbled, I came to notice that those incoming calls were slowing dramatically…which meant that I had to increase my prospecting activity.”
Last week we talked about how to make HR a critical element in your growth strategies. Today, I’ll share several ideas that can help you compete for the best people in your markets. Many growing industries are struggling to get the right people on their teams. It is critical for…
Today in this time of information overload, as multiple media sources and their sponsors compete for our attention, we hear much more emphasis placed on engagement. But what exactly does that word mean? According to Merriam-Webster, which of course offers many definitions, the one that applies to our plight is…
You know, people with great connections don’t have them by accident. Indeed, when you come across another person who has lots of connections in different places, that asset of “human capital” was built at a price. Someone had to work to build that asset. This perspective is shared with me…
For many years leaders have been saying that people are their most important asset. Over the same years, we’ve seen people struggle to find the right opportunity to grow and be more successful. What would happen if, as senior leaders, we created a new employment agreement that takes both parties…