"To be successful you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart." Thomas Watson
My business is YOUR business!
What has given me the edge over the years is my commitment to my clients; my willingness and ability to role up my sleeves and dig in to the weeds to uncover the pain, and then structure a plan to reduce it!
What do I see and hear are causes of the pain that holds a company back and that keeps their owners up at night?
In my experience, the most critical skill a business owner needs to succeed is a desire and ability to let go. It sounds so simple and yet to the contrary, the inability to let go is extremely difficult and unfortunately, until a business owner does let go, their business will either grow at a lower level of success than it is capable of, or it won't grow at all.
The second skill that holds companies back is the lack of open, clear, concise, inclusive conversations. While we're on the subject of conversations - let's talk about the ability, or inability, to ensure that the correct messages are communicated throughout the business. Under the same heading as communication, I have also found that a lack of a sense of community often exists within companies of all sizes - when this happens, individuals within the same company are often investing their time and effort in a direction that doesn't support the overall mission.
And, when we talk about mission, what is the mission of the company - what is its purpose - why does it exist and who does it serve?
In order for a business to succeed it has to have an infrastructure as well as a governance that clearly states the rules of engagement. If there are no rules, then there are no rules - anything goes and employees create their own rules and behave accordingly.
What keeps a business owner up at night could often be resolved by developing a clearly written guide to the rules of engagement; developing an HR infrastructure to minimize personnel issues; making the correct hiring decisions (hire slowly, fire quickly!!!); developing SOPs to support the procedures; gaining clearer understanding of financials; measuring and planning for risk before it happens; hiring the right people and then developing their skill set to meet the objectives of the business.
Of course, last but certainly not least, is money - or should I say, lack of money or fear of lack of money , that keeps business owners up at night! The truth is, there are resources available to small business owners, but it's a catch 22 because until the pain that has kept a business owner up at night is dealt with, no investor is going to invest!
My business is YOUR business!
I have a proven track record inside businesses of all sizes as a coach, business advisor, expert communicator and HR professional. I have worn many different hats - from virtual COO to union negotiatior and everything inbetween. I'm ready to go to work for you to help you take your business to the next level, whether that's by building infrastructure, creating converstions or working with you as a coach.
To me, there's no role that's too big or too small - if it's causing you pain, keeping you up at night - then I want to make that my business!
What part of your business is keeping you awake at night?
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