What a view. From where you sit, as the CEO of an organization with 161 – 500 employees, you have the right to be proud. How many of us ever sit back and simply bask in the pleasure of being successful? If you are like most CEOs, you spend very little time in reflection of […]
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Stage 2: Keep the Momentum – Focus on These Critical Challenges
You aren’t sure when it happened. But without really being cognizant of it, you now have 14 employees. Fourteen people (and their families) rely on you. You know things are getting more difficult to manage. It’s getting harder and harder to keep up with the flow of work. Your employees are sending you ‘not so […]
How to Take the Guesswork Out of Growing Your Business
How would you, as a Business Owner, like to be able to: 1. PREDICT how the increasing complexity of your company will affect you 2. FOCUS your efforts and resources on the right things at the right time; and, 3. ADAPT to the needs of your company, at each of its various stages of growth? […]
Stage 1: Business Start-Ups … Let the Games Begin!
The honeymoon is over. You have your startup capital. You’ve ramped up to 4 – 10 employees quickly. Let the games begin! A Stage 1 Company, (there are 7 Stages of company growth that cover companies up to 500 employees), you’ll have 1 – 10 employees. A Stage 1 company is CEO-centric – meaning the […]
Business Development When You Aren’t a Natural Born Sales Person
I’m honored to be featured in this post by my colleague, Ken Cook. For many of us who decide to go out on our own and start a business, we might be really good at what we do but lack the skills and/or confidence to actually sell our own services to prospective clients. The good […]