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5 things business owners learned about leadership in 2020

For better or worse (or both), 2020 has been an eye-opening time for business owners. As we close out a year that’s disrupted our lives and livelihoods in so many unexpected ways, we’d like to share some light. With all the challenges business owners have faced, there have been some equally remarkable lessons. Our...

Kirstin Fulton - EMyth

Kirstin Fulton

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Create a profit plan for your small business

In my last five years as a business coach, only two of my clients have had an operational budget in place when I started working with them. Let that sit for a moment. Of my dozens of clients, most of whom run successful businesses that are turning profits, only a fraction of them had any idea how that profit was h...

Paul Bauscher - EMyth

Paul Bauscher

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What 2020 taught me about leadership

One of the most transformative ideas I help business owners understand is the distinction between working on your business and working in it. But what does that really mean? Put simply, it’s the difference between strategic and tactical work.

Tricia Huebner - EMyth

Tricia Huebner

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9 things business owners wished they'd known at the beginning

Every entrepreneur has a different story for how they came to run their own business, whether they inherited a company from family or associates, or struck out on their own with a dream of working for themselves, building something new that would inspire them professionally and give them the life that they always ...

Kirstin Fulton - EMyth

Kirstin Fulton

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What it really takes to improve employee performance

As a business coach, I have a unique view into the daily frustrations that occupy most business owners. More often than not, when I ask a new client what’s overwhelming them most in their business, they narrow in immediately on their employees. I hear things like:

Tricia Huebner - EMyth

Tricia Huebner

why you can't step away from your business

Why is it so hard to step away from your business?

If you run your own business, you know your role is just as personal as it is professional. You care deeply about the outcomes of your business—the impact it has and the results it creates—so the natural impulse is to put yourself at the center of the action. You work around the clock to ensure that your team is w...

Tricia Huebner - EMyth

Tricia Huebner

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How to avoid crisis burnout

As a business owner, you’ve likely never experienced a year like 2020. The challenges have been complex and unfamiliar. And to keep business running, you’ve needed to confront each one head on. So has your team. While you’ve been focused on how to pivot, generate revenue, manage a remote team, and balance work and...

Remy Gervais - EMyth

Remy Gervais

dibbits excavating and landscape supply

How Joe built the team his company needed to grow

Joe Dibbits grew up watching his steadfast father carry every role and responsibility in the excavating business he’d started with a leap of faith. “My father started with a used machine that broke down so many times,” Joe says. “He knew he either needed to buy a new machine and continue on with the business or ju...

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EMyth Team

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The five best project management tools

To build a business that functions well, you need intentionally designed systems. It’s as simple as that, but can feel like the most complex work you’ll ever have to do as a business owner. The truth is that it’s not as hard as you may think. The first step to building a system with intention is to start documenti...

Tricia Huebner - EMyth

Tricia Huebner

ideal customer, who are your ideal customers, how to find your ideal customer

4 tips for choosing your ideal customer

If you’re like many business owners, you started your business by letting customers choose you—you hung a sign up outside and said yes to anyone who walked through the door. And while this is a great way to get your business off the ground initially (and sometimes the only way), it’s not sustainable in the long ru...

Kirstin Fulton - EMyth

Kirstin Fulton