Small business owners face constant pressure to succeed and make their venture profitable. The constant stress can take a toll on their mental health. In fact, a Canadian study on mental health found that nearly two-thirds of business owners felt depressed at least once a week, and over half said
By: Billy Banks It’s almost the end of March. The end of the quarter looms. When the calendar flipped to 2023, many of us had ambitious goals. Sleep better. Lose weight. Go to the gym. Read more. We dove headfirst into the deep end. Made some changes. Did it for
Hi, team! It’s your friends, Brian and Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Many people in IA’s leadership development program and the “I” in Team series tell us that they can’t (or don’t know how to) hold people accountable without being aggressive; others say they
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. In honor of Black History Month (and in the spirit of fostering growth and inclusion for all types of diversity), our team decided to put together our thoughts on the importance of diversity in
Martin Luther King declared during a sermon that, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This line has oft been repeated and equally as often misunderstood. It makes it seem like the bending is inevitable. That if we wait long enough, time itself will
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Welcome to 2023! Let’s start this fresh chapter off on the right foot and discuss something that happens frequently in business: Justification for poor actions. Justification in itself is not always a bad thing,
As we’ve stepped into the new year, we have had all this talk about goal setting and making sure its S.M.A.R.T. but why is that important? Why is applying S.M.A.R.T. to your goal setting important for success? This year we will give you all the tools you need to make
It’s the time of year for resolutions and goals. We at IA are proponent of S.M.A.R.T. Goals but one of the challenges we hear is; Where do I start with goals? First, let’s define S.M.A.R.T. – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. One of the best ways to set S.M.A.R.T.
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the I in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. When you’re working on building your organization’s culture, you will undoubtedly come across several pitfalls. When you think of pitfalls, imagine the unforeseen circumstances that have set you back in the past. These can
