Delegation Is a Risky, But Necessary Business
The reason this is so challenging for leaders at all levels of experience is due to the risk involved with letting go. Because, one of the cardinal rules of delegation is that even though you are...
View Article1/31/12 Small Business News: 27 Small Biz PR Ideas, Obama Wants Tax Breaks, 5...
Intuit: Small business adds 50000 jobs in January Small businesses added 50000 new jobs in January but paid employees slightly less and gave them fewer hours, according to Intuit Inc.’s monthly small...
View ArticleBecoming a leader for life through self-examination
Self-analysis is a key to leadership growth. Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to explain why self-examination (or self-analysis) is one of the keys to leadership growth because it helps you get out...
View Article12 Signs That Your Business Is Successful
Running a small business can be confusing. Many owners are just successful enough not to go out of business. The path forward is often unclear. Should they keep the business open in hopes of future...
View ArticleManagement lessons to learn from ‘Star Wars’
But mistakes are learning opportunities. And in thinking about “Star Wars,” let’s leave the prequels behind and focus on the original trilogy. It occurs to me that the “Star Wars” films have a lot to...
View ArticleDo you practice a holistic approach to management?
Cover all the bases on purpose. Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you need an intentional holistic approach to business management, rather than a random style of running and growing your...
View ArticleManagement as if humanity mattered
Toxic talk within your team impacts performance. Barbara Burke joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the attitudes of a business’ employees can be sensed by customers and therefore, impact performance up...
View ArticleWhat Good Bosses Do With Bad Apples
Making subtraction a way of life isn’t a theme raised in Good Boss, Bad Boss, but as I began thinking about many of the main ideas, and Matthew May’s great book In Pursuit of Elegance, I realized that...
View ArticleThe Top 3 Keys To Successful Business Growth
When I mentioned this at a workshop recently one of the business owners said: “You mean there are only 3 keys to success? Where have I been going wrong all these years?” I may tend to oversimplify –...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Bad Boss!
In the past, we’ve written about the anatomy of a successful business owner, but now it’s time to turn the tables. As a small business owner, it is important that you have a solid team of employees...
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