No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. – Andrew Carnegie I remember my first day as General Manager of M&S Systems. I called all my direct reports in for a staff meeting to try to understand the business. I immediately noticed that I…
How to Be a More Confident Leader When you own a creative agency, never underestimate the importance of self-confidence in leadership. Your business success is founded on building your confidence as a leader. You see, self-confidence is the keystone that allows your leadership to flourish. When you feel confident, the confidence levels of your team…
Our workplaces are changing; whether you are planning to be fully remote or partially remote, there will be more of your team working away from the office in the future than there was in the past. One of the fears leaders have is how this shift will impact company culture over the long term. Is…
You and your team may have different ideas about what coming “back to the office” should mean, but I think we can all agree that our offices will be different going forward! The new office rules If we’re bringing folks back into the office, there are some ground rules that I’d propose for making the…
The power of saying no in business and as a leader is huge. It helps you to focus on what is important as a leader and for your business. In fact, saying no in business is imperative.
A long to-do list will dent your confidence, and damage your ability to lead your business effectively. Thus, delegating tasks is a key skill for agency business owners to learn.
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. ~ Proverbs 24:26 This summer, my house has been a bit obsessed with Ted Lasso, the Apple TV show about an NCAA Division 2 football coach who gets hired to coach a premier league soccer team. At one point, the team needs to break out…
Most of the owners I work with are fully identified with their businesses. The business is their life, their identity. When the business is going well, they are euphoric; when it’s going poorly, they are despondent. The success of the business is their success, and any failure is their failure. Without their efforts, the business…
“Each person deserves a day in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from cares which will not withdraw from us” – Maya Angelou Every month I take one day off. Not a weekend day – a workday. On that day I don’t do anything. I turn…
The difference between a successful business and one that’s struggling to survive is leadership. What rules for success should you be following?