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...
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.
Twenty years (and several roles) ago, I was working in Human Resources at a manufacturing company in Berkeley, California. We had 125 employees at the time—all onsite—and it was my responsibility to develop and oversee the onboarding process. It was very much what you might picture for a medium-sized company: We’d...
Learn about the experience, cost and benefits of having a business coach.
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 ...
Business coaching has become a common and important practice for CEOs and business owners who want to advance themselves and their companies. Still, many business leaders don’t truly understand what coaching actually is. In short, business coaching is a collaborative relationship between a business owner or CEO an...
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:
Discover the five steps to improving team performance in this free guide.
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.
As we enter the last quarter of the year, many businesses are in their sixth month of working from home, and many business owners are still struggling with the remoteness of their employees. Every day, they’re asking themselves, “What are they actually doing from home?” and strategizing ways to encourage engagemen...
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...
Employee Development Meetings are the key to unlocking your team’s potential. Our free guide gives you the instructions and tools you need to get started.
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...
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...
If you’re feeling stuck in your business, then one thing must be true: Your business isn’t living up to the picture you have of what it could be. And that means you have a dream business in mind, which is good. But have you ever written it down?
As many teams are returning to work in some form, business owners are facing an uncomfortable realization. The old frustrations with your employees—the ones you’d forgotten about, or maybe only realized through that period of unprecedented space from your team—are still there. The things that weren't working befor...
