Turning Good Intentions into Reality in Your Career, Business and Life
Ideas equal innovation, growth, and revenue. However, when you’re trying to start a business and have several ideas, they can actually hinder your potential success.
Sometimes, too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing. [Read more…] about How to Handle Multiple Business Ideas
Our world around us is ever-growing and ever-changing. The companies we create or work for are no different.
If the rate of change around you exceeds the rate at which you change, you will become irrelevant. It’s vitally important to continually grow in order to keep up with the competition. [Read more…] about The Importance of a Professional Growth Plan (and How to Create One)
You pinpointed a problem and came up with an award-winning solution. Check.
You learned the importance of having an elevator pitch. Check.
You had the opportunity to put your elevator pitch to use. Check.
Unfortunately, even with all of your preparation, your pitch didn’t work. [Read more…] about Why Your Elevator Pitch Isn’t Working
When was the last time your team or company encountered a problem? Yesterday? Last week?
Chances are, it was recent.
Who solved that problem? Most likely—if it was an operational problem—your operations leader handled it. Your marketing leader probably stayed far away, because it wasn’t their problem to solve.
This is how most businesses address issues. Your department, your project, your problem. But what if there was a more efficient way to solve problems and better your culture? What if your marketing leader could have had a great solution to the operational problem? [Read more…] about Empower Your Team To Solve Problems Together
Whether you recently launched your company or you’ve been in business for months (even years), you can bet there will be ups and downs. There will underlying and repeating patterns just as every organization has experienced before you.
In a recent Launch Youniversity podcast, Les McKeown shared seven phases all organizations go through. He says if you are aware of these stages, you can avoid some ruts and survive. [Read more…] about 3 Stages of Growth in Any Business
The most successful business strategies are customer centered. The customer is the hero of their own story and your business is there to guide them.
In order to lead them to where they want to be, you must understand them. Here are a few ways to get a clear picture of your audience. [Read more…] about How to Connect with Your Audience
