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More on Improving Partnerships
As I wrote in my last BLOG, defining roles is critical. Once you have your role, stick to it, and stay within its scope. Do your job—not your partner’s job. Sometimes this is easier said than done, especially if your business partner is also a family member or life...
Sometimes I Feel Like a Marriage Counselor
According to EMYTH, managing a business partnership may be the only thing more difficult than managing a business. Partnerships are hard for the same reason that any relationship is hard. In my coaching, I often work with companies that have partners. Sometimes, I may...
Happy To Write About Hiring Practices Again
For the first time since the pandemic began, I had conversations this week with two clients who need to add staff. While they had different reasons to be in this position, it was nice to be able to address a subject of growth. As EMYTH teaches, when it comes to...
It’s Time to Re-Evaluate…Everything!
As I tell every client, if you haven’t already begun, now is the perfect time to scrutinize every single expense your business incurs. Start with the assumption that nothing is carved in stone, even if you have made a legal commitment. And this applies to your...
Losing A Client
No, this is not about a client deciding they no longer needed coaching. Unfortunately, it is about the passing of a client. And he did not succumb to complications from the Corona Virus. Stefan Aarnio was an award-winning, self-made real estate investor and...
Coaching Through a Crisis – PART SIX– Triggers & Actions
In Part Five, I suggested that you’ll need to devise a series of triggers and actions. Triggers can be a date, a metric, or some external event. Here are a few examples of triggers: You set a specific date to look at various sales and production metrics. You set a...
Coaching Through a Crisis – PART FIVE – Strategize your Short-Term Future
If you’ve been following my blog, you may be wondering why I talk about looking back and then looking forward, both short term and long term. Trust me when I say, there’s a method to all this. Simply put, the past guides us to the future. In the future, there’s...
Coaching Through a Crisis – PART FOUR – IMAGINE Your Long-Term Future
When this crisis is over, where do you want your business (and yourself) to be? Consider this an opportunity to move toward something better. Begin by setting an appropriate time horizon to focus on. It might be three months, six months or even longer. Choose a date...
Coaching Through a Crisis – PART THREE – Look Back!
As I speak with anxious clients, I always remind them to take a deep breath and then think about their Company Values and Brand Promise, established long before this crisis ever reared its ugly head. This way, they’re more certain to have confidence to act with...
My Own Formula for Coping
I’ve been interested how my friends, relatives, and business associates are adjusting, and how they have been using their time. Most are faring well, and in turn, they ask me about my “new normal” life. For me, workdays are somewhat the same. I’m conducting business...
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