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Employee burnout is a serious concern that can affect businesses of all kinds.

In fact, nearly two-thirds of full-time workers deal with burnout at some point while at work. Today Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will discuss what is employee burnout, employee burnout signs, and of course ways to manage employee burnout. 

When we communicate with people we are often surprised that somehow they didn't hear what we thought we said. ... Communicating effectively means not only taking responsibility for what you say but also for how you are being heard. So how do we become effective communicators? Listen to our new episode and you will learn some tips from Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest. 

Actually "what is our business" is almost always a difficult question which can be answered only after hard thinking and studying. And the right answer is usually anything but obvious. So today Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will help you answer this most important question.

Why should culture be important to you as a small business owner? If you don’t have an immediate answer, it probably means this topic doesn’t receive much attention.  You may even think of culture as one of those “soft” aspects of the business that doesn’t drive results. You are wrong. So in today's episode, Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will teach you why culture is important to your bottom line and how to be successful in implementing it in your organization.

Business owners love to develop  

·       Business strategy statements, 

·       Visions of the future, 

·       Goals or objectives at the corporate level, or 

·       A wish list of outcomes that you would like, 

 Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will tell you to stop wasting your time! They will teach how to get it done right. Listen to their new episode.

How do you convert constraints into opportunities - this is the question posed by Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest. They outline strategies that you as a small business owner should use to change the way you look at constraints and turn them to your advantage.

So what is being authentic mean for your company? You've probably heard companies and brands described as "authentic." But what exactly does this term mean? Today Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will help you answer this question.

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Today Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will why it is important to understand and be aware of your style of communication. The conditions under which we are living requires more and deeper communication:

• Across 
• Down and Up

This is extremely important for small business owners.

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When we build a business or purchase one, we often start with close friends or family to help get our idea off the ground or help operate the business.

As we improve and grow the business, the time comes when we will need additional people to help manage it. Choosing them will be very critical when cashflow and profits are tight. 

 We want to make the right choice given the urgency of the need and the cost of a mistake. How should we approach this challenge?

This is what you learn today from Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest at Lessons in Success

Dr. Michael Troyer and Anna Steinfest will teach you how to stand out from the crowd and be ahead of your competition. 
They will help you decide:

1.   What are we doing or going to do? 

2.    What are we Not going to do? 

3.   What matches our capabilities 

Do we change our answers to one and two above? 

Do we find or build those capabilities?