Why Business Teams Fail & How to Avoid It : Strong Leadership Skills For Employee Engagement & High Performance

Would You Like to Avoid the Dumb Mistakes that Sabotage Growth, Profits, and Business Success?

Honestly, that’s what we’re doing together – trying to solve the biggest challenges in owning and running a business – and along the way, take the best path toward success – rather than getting stuck riding down the “stupid road” – the one full of potholes, dangers and pitfalls.

Have You Created a Brand That Speaks Clearly to Your Ideal Customers?

Today I want to work with you on a topic that probably gets very little of your daily attention but is perhaps the most valuable asset you have in your business. 

This “most valuable asset” in your business is your BRAND!  And today I’d like to spend a little time taking you through a little Brand-building exercise.

How Effectively are you using your Financial Metrics when Making Business Decisions?

Today I want to look behind the curtain and discuss how you are making important business decisions.

It seems that not a day goes by without you, the business owner, having to make at least one if not several important decisions related to your business.

When it comes to big decisions that impact the financial future of your business, the first step is to get crystal clear on this critical part of your Hedgehog Concept – your Economic Engine.

Who’s on Your Speed Dial List When Trying to Grow Your Business?

I think as business owners, we need to have a special list of people who are on our “speed dial” list when it comes to growing our business.

Let’s be honest, trying to grow your business without the help of other business owners can be VERY difficult and challenging.

Does Everyone On Your Team Know How Their Performance Will Be Measured?

I have found that most business owners find it difficult to start using position agreements in the beginning because it forces them to think through who should be responsible for what and how they should be measured – which is a different way to think about how work gets done in most businesses.

Is Your Value Proposition Driving the Behaviors You Require from Your Team?

I want to discuss how critically important it is for you and your team members, that there is alignment between what you have promised to your customers and what you expect from your team members.

I believe the BEST way to get your team members to follow your expectations or requirements is to demonstrate to them that your expectations are in ALIGNMENT with what the CUSTOMER needs and wants as they do business with you.

How Many of Your Team Members are IDEAL Team Players?

Today I want to introduce you to this resource – a book written by Patrick Lencioni.  If you’re not familiar with Patrick Lencioni, and you’re a business owner, you absolutely MUST get his books and make it a priority to read and apply his principles. 

I consider Patrick to be one of the foremost authorities on how to build a high-performing team.  He’s written several that are MUST READS for any business owner.

Is The Rate of Your Business Growth Meeting Your Expectations?

Today I want to talk about SPEED.  Not the kind where you get into a fast car and break the speed limit, but the kind where your business grows at a consistently exciting pace.

If your business is not growing, it means that the customers are not coming back to do business with you regularly and they are not telling their family and friends how much they enjoy doing business with you.

How is Your Business Going to be Better Today Than It Was Yesterday?

It’s a simple but powerful question to ask yourself – especially if you ask it and work on it each and every day!  For many of you listening this may not be a question you’ve asked in a long time.  For others of you, it may be a question you ask from time to time, but certainly not every day.

What Causes the Most Friction on Your Team?

This week I want to share a big lesson that I heard recently from a well-respected, winning coach.  I’m not sure about you, but when someone gives me advice, the first thing I do is ask myself – Is this someone who I should be taking advice from?