Getting the right people to do the right thing at the right time, affordably
Unless you are psychic or have more time on your hands than any normal business owner would have, evaluating a potential employee with a CV in hand is a risky…
HOW TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS BY RECRUITING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME
As a small business owner, your biggest investment will be your staff. How you hire, who you hire, and when you hire, will have the biggest – positive or negative…
Governance gets things done
Here is the story, titled “Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be…
Sailing blind in a storm will crash your business, generate, and use data to give you clarity of thought and action
Crises create chaos in a business. They also threaten a business’s existence. The stress generated from these events is profound and it wears you down to a place and space…
What is the job of a business owner?
If the purpose of the entrepreneur is to create an Asset of Value, how do we get from where we are to the Asset of Value? What is it that…
How to rebuild a team after retrenchments
Covid 19 forced many companies to cut costs but cutting their payroll. For many it started by cutting salaries, and then for some, they had to cut the workforce. This…
HOW TO GET THE RIGHT EMPLOYEES TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS INTO AN ASSET OF VALUE
Tough economic times mean that unemployment is rife. But, as a growing business owner, you’ve noticed that it seems near impossible to find the right kind of people for your company. Unfortunately, the most…
Negotiating the family business deal
We received a long email from a listener who is considering going into his parent’s business. He has a career in a different industry but has worked in the family…
IDENTIFYING AND PREVENTING BURNOUT WHEN YOU’RE A BUSINESS OWNER
Burnout creeps up on you like the Dementors of Harry Potter fame. You may not see it at first, but it slowly takes over and, when it hits, it can devastate…
Beware of White Knights, Silver Bullets and False Prophets
Exhausted and alone, frustrated and fatigued with the uncertainty that jades every conversation you have with friends, family and colleagues. It wears on your psyche and that makes you vulnerable…