With the loss of traditional connections and communities, businesses face a cycle of grief. How do you let go and move on?
There has been global grief recently as a result of COVID-19. Many businesses have lost their identity in the process. Uncertain how to let go of what once was, scared to move forward for fear of throwing out a previously viable vision, leaders are challenged to find their space within this new era of business.…
Mindset is crucial to achieving goals. However, it isn’t the only thing that makes you successful. Uncover the habits you need to succeed
Success is a mindset. If you believe you’re successful and you put your mind to what you want to accomplish, you will be ‘successful.’ This is one of those statements that’s true and not true at the same time. Quite a paradox for business owners. I recently spoke at the Universal Womens Network Success Summit.…
It’s time for micro businesses to start rebuilding, thinking differently and moving forward with new purpose
It’s time to start rebuilding. That was the resounding message at a recent micro business forum via Impact Calgary that I was part of. Impact Calgary seeks to inspire, launch and grow tech-enabled businesses that have social impact. A micro business is defined as 10 employees or less. They account for nearly 74 per cent…
Building relationships with prospects is crucial to long-term business growth. And it all comes down to trust and commitment
“Real clients put skin in the game” is an adage used in the business training I’m a part of. The adage identifies if you’re connecting with a qualified prospect. Are they committed to doing something you’ve asked (e.g. complete key forms prior to the meeting)? While we business owners ask this of our prospects, are…
How do business owners deal with the emotional and mental toll of making hard decisions that impact employees?
My business coach asked me to forgive myself for some very hard decisions I made for my business. This was the first truly difficult task he gave me. How could I forgive myself for a decision that seemingly hurt others? Yet leaders are always having to make choices that may hurt someone’s livelihood. With no…
In the COVID-19 era, hard decisions must be made in the short term to ensure a company’s longer-term goals are met
January brought us a new decade to assess our businesses and let go of what would no longer serve in the 2020 era. To use Dr. Henry Cloud’s analogy of growing a business the same way one grows a rose bush (from his book Necessary Endings), I cut very good branches from my business to…
Those leaders who value authentic human leadership will discover strengths in both their leadership skills and their organization they never knew existed
Is COVID-19 a leader’s greatest challenge to date? While there is no question that business is not “as usual” during this crisis, how is this different from any other challenge you’ve faced in the past? One of my colleagues, a leader of a team of 10, is struggling to find answers to the pandemic for…