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

As a Leader, are you a Multiplier or a Diminisher?

There are fundamentally two kinds of leaders:  Multipliers and Diminishers.  Multipliers use their intelligence to bring out the intelligence and ability of everyone else around them.  Diminishers rely on their own intelligence because they think intelligence is a rare trait and they are one of the few individuals who have it.

Which reflects YOUR leadership style?

What would it take to 10X your business growth?

The notion that growing your business size, your income level or your revenue stream by a multiple of 10 is EASIER than simply doubling the size (2X growth) seems just plain wrong.

Here’s your assignment – get the book 10X Is Easier Than 2X by Dr. Benjamin Hardy.  Then read the book and identify the first 2 or 3 things you’re going to change in your business to position yourself to 10X your business.

How do you celebrate when your customer achieves a big win?

If you’re like most business owners, you’re probably more focused on YOUR business success than you are on your CUSTOMER’s success. Not that you don’t care, but let’s be honest – you’ve got your hands full worrying about whether YOUR business is growing and being profitable.

So here’s a challenge for you - take advantage of your ability to be different, to be unique, to be personal and make it a priority to celebrate the wins of your customers.

How do you honor the most impactful person in your life?

This past week marks the 10th anniversary of my dad’s passing.  When I realized this week that it had been 10 years since my dad died, I found myself being very reflective and thinking a lot about what I learned from him and how much he meant to me.

So I want to honor my dad today – for the lessons he shared with me and the friend he was to me – by sharing his story with you and sharing some of his most profound insights about being a business owner.

Do Your Team Members Know What Future Roles Will Be Available In Your Business?

Do you have clarity on what your organization will look like 3, 4 or 5 years in the future?  If you don’t know what you want your business to look like in the future, how will you ever achieve your goals and dreams?

Do You Allow Friendly Fire from Those on Your Team?

This week I want to introduce a concept that will get you thinking differently about how you and your team act and behave in your business.  My challenge to you this week is to be especially tuned in and aware of the conversations happening in and around your business this week.  Be mindful and watchful for anything that resembles “friendly fire” and step in to stop it in its tracks!

How Do You Measure Your Business’s Financial Health?

Can we all agree that if we want our business to be successful over the long term that our business MUST be in good financial health? 

Well, I think the same thing is true about your business. There are certain things that we should track and measure that are indicators of whether our business is financially healthy or not.

Is Your Team Your Greatest Competitive Weapon?

This week I want to talk about the power of transformation – and specifically the power that comes from transforming the individuals who work for you into a team of people who are your most powerful competitive weapon.

Do You and Your Team Live “Above the Line” or “Below the Line”?

I titled this episode “The Line of Choice” because each day, each hour, and each encounter we have with our team, our customers, our suppliers, or our community at large, we have a “choice” on how we are going to “show up”.

Do Your Team Members Take Pride in the Work They Do for Your Customers?

This week's question is a key indicator of how “radically engaged” your team members are.