I spent a weekend on a Boy Scout campout last month. (Yes, it was January in Chicago, and we were outside in tents from Friday night until Sunday morning. The temperature ranged from 13° F to 34° F – so it was cold but not life-threatening.) One of the things I love about the Boy…
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.
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…
The difference between a successful business and one that’s struggling to survive is leadership. What rules for success should you be following?
This is it! After being inside with just our immediate family for the last year, you’ve gotten your shots and are ready for a summer vacation! Whether you are headed out to see the family you haven’t seen in 2 years or escaping to the beach to be by yourself, going on vacation – when…
On Tuesday, we talked about making work more fun by eliminating work that you don’t enjoy. On Thursday, we talked about how my happiest clients are the ones who have systematically moved routine work and client work off of their plates to free up time to think, plan, and move their businesses forward. Does this…
Every Friday, I step back and look at all of my active clients and ask myself the question, “How’s it going with this client? How can I serve them this week?” As I was doing this last week, I noticed a trend, and it surprised me! The clients that are the happiest with their work,…
I don’t mean a little bit fun. Like fun when something great happens or when you have a breakthrough. I mean fun all the time. What if work wasn’t hard, or stressful, or overwhelming, or burdensome. What if it was as much fun as playing a game? What would have to happen to make that…
Good decisions create time, bad ones consume it. Good initial decisions pay dividends for years, allowing abundant free time and low stress. Poor decisions, on the other hand, consume time, increase anxiety, and drain us of energy. ~ Shane Parris One thing I hear from almost every leader I talk to is that they feel…