How to Build a Business-Worthy Resume
Whether you’re looking for a job or a business looking to hire, you should be looking for business-worthy resumes. If you’re looking to build one, it’s super easy. If you’re …
Fears Are Paper Tigers
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act …
Failure is a Four Letter Word
When asked to write about his learnings from failure, our senior managing partner at IA was surprised. He wrote, “Failure to me is like speaking of death; it’s final.” Admitting …
Balancing Life and Business
Just the other day, I was enjoying a hazelnut coffee from Panera while meeting with a local business owner for our monthly coaching session. He confessed that his phone never …
Time Management Tips for Busy Moms
As a busy mom you are no doubt pulled into many different directions during the day. It can be hard to balance the daily distractions, schedule demands, your needs, and …
Technology Induced Attention Deficit Disorder, the New Challenge
Society today, ‘Today’ being defined as the time from the late 1980’s to the present, has undergone a rapid evolution in information collection, manipulation, storage and presentation. With the introduction …
Activity vs Productivity
Small business owners, entrepreneurs, and even team contributors know there’s a difference between activity and productivity. However, sometimes we can confuse activity for productivity when we don’t track or have accountability …
I Hate Deadlines But Here Are 3 Reasons Why They are So Effective (Especially in Business)
It’s a couple of days after our workshop where our team presented to over 40 small business owners to discuss Operations, Finance, and Marketing. The crowd favorite was, undoubtedly, Marketing …
Leaders Should Not Be Gelded
Leading a company requires a bit more than the original investment or time spent to earn the experience or degree in a particular field. Leading means making decisions that are …
Are you a “Do as I say, not as I do” business manager?
Actions speak louder than words. I guess I could end the lesson right there; however, it would not put into perspective the damage that business owners and managers do to …