What Could Happen if You Equip Instead of Delegate?
Many business owners know they should delegate more, but they hesitate because their people aren’t capable. That’s why it rarely happens until you’re stretched too thin. Here’s an alternative mindset: equipping. Equipping means you’re not just handing off...
Family or Small: How it Impacts the Transition
I had the privilege of speaking at the American Cheese Society’s conference last year. A freelance writer is now capturing our breakout session in an article. She sent me this question, and I think you can appreciate my response. Are small, family businesses harder to...
Getting The Right People On The Bus
I just shared this with a client today and thought it might benefit you also! This tool is introduced in the book Traction, which describes the Entrepreneurial Operating System, or EOS. The first part of their People Analyzer tool is a Value Alignment for promoting,...
Doing What You Don’t Want to Do
This is an interesting challenge. I see it from two perspectives: How do I get myself to do things I don’t want to do (creating helpful habits)? How do I stop myself from doing things I don’t want to do (breaking harmful habits)? For example, I’ve long wanted to...
Staying the Course: Commit to Goals and Grow Along the Way
Last week, I received a message from a colleague: “I may have over-reached and committed us all to do too much. I’m not sure we can each develop one article per month for Mind Conquerors. How about if we drop it back to one per quarter per person? One per month may be...Page 1 of 2