Empower vs. Delegate: The Key to Team Success
Team Training
August 23, 2017
One of the biggest buzzwords in business today is empower vs. delegate. In an era focused on efficiency and effectiveness, eliminating tasks that no longer serve you is essential. We strongly advocate for solo business owners to stop working on non-revenue-generating activities and focus on growth. Over the past decade, alongside the rise of entrepreneurship, […]
Hiring Help for Business Growth: Steps to Success
Hiring & Firing
August 3, 2017
Hiring help for business growth and success can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re unsure about the process. “I’m really worried about how hiring help for business growth and success is going to work out for me. I don’t even know exactly what I need them to do; I have a vague list, but I know […]
Effective Outsourcing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Hiring & Firing
August 3, 2017
As an entrepreneur, effective outsourcing strategies should simplify your workload, not create more confusion. However, hiring so-called “experts” who speak in industry jargon and then turn around to ask, “What do you think?” can be frustrating. The truth is, I don’t have thoughts about funnels or avatars—that’s why I hired you. My goal is to […]
Entrepreneur Leadership Commitment for Business Growth
Hiring & Firing
July 31, 2017
Entrepreneur leadership commitment is essential for building a thriving business. I had a major realization today that hit me like a pit in my stomach. A friend, who recently joined a team in an administrative role—partially virtual, partially in-person—expressed uncertainty about whether her employer thought she was doing a good job. When I asked why […]
Leadership Team Communication: Keep Your Team Informed
Hiring & Firing
July 25, 2017
Last year, I learned a crucial lesson about leadership team communication. You work hard to build a strong, dedicated team that supports you and your company, yet sometimes, without realizing it, you isolate yourself from the very support system you created. At the end of our Monday huddle, I said, “By the way, we might […]
Assistant Creating More Work? Fix It with These Tips
Hiring & Firing
July 19, 2017
We hear this complaint at least once a week: an assistant creating more work instead of helping. Today, a business owner reached out in frustration. He had stretched his budget to hire an assistant because things were slipping through the cracks—emails went unanswered, and appointments were missing from his calendar, leading to missed meetings. Instead […]