Trust is about keeping your word and honoring your commitments. Trust is about being authentic and being honest in your actions. Seems simple enough. Yet, building trust can be elusive for many organizational cultures. In an organization, the lack of trust among leadership and employees […]
Strategies for Scaling a Business Have Changed
If you listen to many business advisers today, you’ll find they offer lots of advice about scaling a business which means to expand the business operations to handle increased capacity of sales. However, much of what they say no longer seems to produce the results […]
Building an Inclusive Business
Today, building an inclusive business environment is a core principle for any leader who wants to create a strong, competitive organization. An inclusive business provides respect and value for every employee regardless of nationality, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. Inclusion is the deliberate act […]
Finding Your Leader Within
Is there a leader within each of us? It’s a question worthy of investigation for anyone who works with people—teachers, parents, business professionals, volunteers. Yes, there have been volumes written about leadership and leadership style. However, learning how to be the leader within has been […]
Making Money and Building a Business are Different Things
There is a common fallacy in the business world that by working for yourself to earn an income and building a business are one and the same. For some readers, you may have already clarified the distinction between earning an income and building a successful […]
Creating Your Business Legacy
When you started building your business, you probably didn’t think about building your business legacy. As you began your entrepreneur journey, you began with a vision of what you wanted to build. And there were certain values and principles that were important to you. Over […]
4 Authentic Leadership Traits that Build Trust
How do we describe authentic leadership traits that lend themselves to building trust with your peers and your staff? Actually, authenticity has many facets, but primarily it comes down to being genuine. If a leader is genuine, people know what to expect, and the opportunity […]
The Entrepreneur Journey Is Tough but Worth It.
Some people are afraid of the entrepreneur journey. Maybe they don’t think that their idea is good enough. Maybe they think they need to take one more class, webinar, or job position to become skilled enough. Actually, I’m here to tell you that you have […]
Use Balanced Leadership to Create a Highly Productive Workforce
What do we mean by balanced leadership and how does this enable us to create a highly productive workforce? Balanced leadership is a combination of strength and warmth, where the leader employs both technical competencies and the softer “people” skills. Examples of technical competences, or […]
Use our 6 Steps to Expand Profitable Growth to identify where you are with your business and then set tactics in place to move to your next business level and beyond.
Congratulations to Donna Kline who attended my recent presentation at the Pittsburgh North Chamber of Commerce. She won a donation certificate from my Beretta’s Heart Fund that will be donated to Hear…