Now that you’ve had some time to add to your board, capture where you’re spending your time and to identify where there is waste, now you have more information to assess the cost of your ideas on the board you created. R.I.S.E. up and grow...
Value-Added Activities Thank you for taking part in the exercise yesterday. It was designed to help you capture where you and how you spend your time. By shining a light on where and how you spend your time, it is likely you found over 60+ percent...
Recap-Lesson 1 Good Morning Feeling a little out of control? Worrying about everything? Fearful that your business might not survive? The best way to counteract fear is to take action. Yesterday you had an exercise to focus your energy on strengths, opportunities and action. Did you make the...
Is this You? Are you walking around slumped over? Are you dragging your feet or feeling deflated? Grab yourself a mirror and see what others are seeing. As a business owner you set the tone for your business and your family. Now that you’ve taken a good hard...
IT'S BEEN A WHILE It’s been a while since I have posted anything, which makes me somewhat of a hypocrite. I help businesses everyday think about and plan for the future, however I haven’t been doing the same for my own business. Goes with the old...
A Different Type of Article This is a different type of article about business ownership. It is written to give you a push, help you to get excited, to dream and imagine your future. As you begin to read this, you probably think this lady is crazy. I...
“I’m on the hunt for who I have not yet become.” – Unknown A Leader I’ve been told for years in order to be a Leader "you have to have followers." I still believe this to be true, however recently I was watching a John Maxwell video...
"Strategy without execution is a dream. Execution without strategy is a nightmare." - Bill Gates KISS - Keep It Simple Sam(antha) Assuming you have taken the three steps in last week's blog, 3 Steps for a Strategic Plan, 1) What is the current state of your business?...
Strategic Plan For many small to medium sized businesses a strategic plan is an after thought or something needed to obtain funding, because the immediate need is to focus on execution. Businesses ignore the importance of a strategic plan and the subsequent tactical execution plan. Each...
Introduction: As a LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator we have the exciting role of inciting creativity in others. Through "build challenge" questions the participants create their models and share their stories about their model with the other participants. This repetitive process unlocks unspoken knowledge, assumptions, and...