I read a good book over the holiday titled “Why Leaders Fail”. It was a short book, but covered the 7 primary reasons that most leaders fail. I thought I would focus on and share the #1 reason with you today. Here it is – pay close attention!

As we start this new year, it is important to get off to a fast start and set the tone for our new year ahead. On this episode I want to inspire you with a powerful quote and ask you a very important and powerful centering question. Are you ready to ride hard? Let’s go!

It’s near the end of another year. While I know we want to “finish strong” we also want to finish on a “high note”! And no better way to do that than to take time to celebrate your wins this year with your team! Don’t overlook this important activity. It matters to those who have worked hard all year long to make you successful. Here are a few ideas.

Far too many business owners NEVER get their plan out of their head and on to paper! But statistics show that 85% of the worlds wealth resides with those who have written plans. So let’s not try to beat the odds. Let’s get on the bandwagon and get our plan out of our head and on to paper! This week’s episode is designed to help you do just that!

The biggest and best breakthroughs in business come when you take time to get away from the day to day of your business to think deeply about new ideas and new strategies for improvement. That’s what this week’s episode is all about – thinking about what is possible if you thought differently about your customer experience. It’s time to transform how you think about your customers. Dive in – your business will never be the same!

Far too many business owners burn too much time and too many calories talking about, worrying about and complaining about their poorest performing team members. But what if you used that time to focus on the big challenges you are facing in your business that could truly make your business significantly bigger, better and more profitable? This episode is designed to encourage you to do just that!

We’ve covered 40 weeks of specific topics to improve your business. We’ve address each component of your bike (of your business) over these past 40 weeks. So what have you done with this? Have you made any changes? What If you took this seriously and made the changes you KNOW you need to make in your business? This week, I am challenging you to do just that!

The icing on the cake in this section of Financials and Metrics is the creation of a Business Dashboard. Having a visible dashboard to display the trends in your financial metrics and your KPI’s is critical to growing fast in business today. Without ready access to the data, graphs and trends, it is difficult to make good decisions. This episode focuses on how to create a business dashboard that allows you to go FAST!

If you’re running a business, it’s important to know what measures will help you predict future success. Most financial metrics are like looking in the rear view mirror. They show you what has happened in the past. But you need to look FORWARD using Key Performance Indicators. This episode focuses on the 4 critical areas of your business that must have KPI’s.

The idea of measurement can be overwhelming. Unless you take time to FOCUS your measurements on the things that matter most! This week’s episode is all about determining the specific financial metrics that you should focus your measurement efforts on. Get these right, and your business will be financially successful.