Leadership
To Be a Better Leader, Communicate Your Vision
Business leaders are trailblazers, forging ahead on an undiscovered path. But business leadership isn’t only about determining the thrust of your company’s operations. Communicating a company’s direction can be an integral component of success, and this can be especially true when it comes to small businesses.
Correcting tunnel vision
Doing the same thing over and over again can make us stale. Caught up in the daily routine of running our businesses – and naturally focusing on what needs to be done – can prevent us from considering what could be done.
Promoting innovation in your business
It can seem difficult to promote innovation in a small business, especially if resources or manpower are limited. Don’t dismiss innovating as specific to large companies, though, as it may be easier to encourage organizational improvements than you think.
Defining your priorities
Setting priorities is different from defining priorities. Setting priorities is part of successful time management to make sure you complete the tasks that are most important to you and/or your business.
Creating a successful mentoring experience
Since it’s impossible to know everything about building a successful business, you may want to consider entering into a mentoring relationship.
Switch for success
Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He understood the importance of trying something new.
The Pros and Cons of Partnerships
The Pros and Cons of Partnerships
By Small Business Expert Roger Pierce, www.BizLaunch.ca
Partnerships have helped establish successful businesses and start great friendships. They have also ruined businesses and ended friendships. With their potential to do so much good and so much harm, partnership decisions must be made with care.
The Leadership Skills Inventory Worksheet
The self-evaluation and leadership survey worksheets allow you to conduct a systematic evaluation of your leadership skills.Once you have completed the process of self evaluation it is helpful to identify an advisor, coach or mentor who can confirm your assessment, assist you in building your development plan, and meet with you regularly to help hold you accountable as you work through your plan. Use the Action Plan for Leadership Development worksheet to build your plan.
Find the Mentors You Need
A Guide for Professionals
By Roger Pierce
Knowing everything about your profession and the running of your practice is impossible. Client challenges and management issues come along to test even those who are experienced in both. This is when mentors can help. A mentor can shorten your learning curve, propose solutions and offer guidance even when you don’t know you need it.
Are You an Intelligent Business Owner?
By John Warrillow
They say intelligence can be defined as the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still function. If that is true, Robert Barnard must be a genius.
