Have you ever spent quite a bit of time researching a subject only to come away from your research scratching your head–even more confused than before? Were you frustrated? Boy, I’m glad that I’m not the only one feeling that way. Back in the early 1990s, I was searching out the answer to an important question for our company. I was asking myself, “Why do we exist?” What I found was (Continue)
Leadership
Why Ego Is The One Thing That Will Crush Your Business
“You’re not going to be humble enough,” were Gary Vaynerchuk’s words to Adam. Can you imagine hearing that? Adam Vazquez spent two years at VaynerMedia as an account supervisor. The full-service digital agency, founded by celebrated author and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, brought with it all the big name brands you could think of. Working on accounts like The North Face and L’Oreal made him (Continue)
Do You Want More from Business and Life?
Do you want more? Do you want more money? Do you want more of the best of things? Do you want more time? Do you want more out of life? Do you want more life fulfillment? In your business, do you want more revenue, more employee productivity, and more profits? Are you open for change to achieve more? If you are open to change, please take our FREE 5-minute ON&IN Leadership Assessment (Continue)
Don’t Just Teach Methods, Teach Decision Making
Many leaders neglect true coaching and empowering. Often, leaders say they are giving employees their own freedom to learn in their own way. But without proper coaching, teaching, and understanding, employees often take up valuable time before making a healthy contribution to their employer. Andrew Breen used to have a hands-off approach when it came to management. When he first co-founded (Continue)
The Business Investment That Yields Growth and Loyalty
Are you a frustrated leader? Are you frustrated with your employees, with your business, with your life? Are you afraid of being left behind in this booming economy? Do you wish your employees would come to work each day with enthusiasm, excitement, and passion rather than just “clocking in and clocking out”? Do you want to grow your business? Do you want to achieve successful results that (Continue)
Growth Doesn’t Have to Frustrate Your Employees: This CEO Still Keeps Up With Their Birthdays (& Ensures They Get Their Favorite Cookies)
When your company is experiencing tremendous growth, you often wonder how you’ll sustain your current workforce and keep your employees engaged. Brian Stern has managed to not only sustain his employees, but actively engage them, give them ownership, and help their personal development. In less than ten years, their company has grown from nothing to four subsidiaries in multiple cities across (Continue)
Your Team is Not Your Problem
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “I want someone to come in and ‘fix’ my people?” Take another serious look in the mirror at yourself to raise your self-awareness. Can I suggest that your people are merely a reflection of you? The Truth Would you give me permission to speak truth to you? Fellow leader, you are the one who needs to be (Continue)
Change Your Leadership, Change Your Life
Do you ever feel like “you are up to your neck in alligators”? Do you spend all day dealing with all the worries that are threatening to pull you (and your business) under? If you are open for change, please take our FREE 5-minute ON&IN Leadership Assessment <here>. I’ll never forget the day that my dad unexpectedly died. I was a recent university graduate, and the news hit me like (Continue)
Prioritizing “We” Before “I”
Leaders lead. It’s a simple truth, but one that can be hard to pin down pragmatically. When your business is growing, what’s the best way to execute your objectives as a leader in a way that ensures all your employees’ benefit? Fortunately, we recently got to sit down with James Frank—the CEO of Sharp Iron and Transland, as well as a representative in the Texas House of Representatives—on (Continue)
The Characteristics of Great Leadership in the Workplace
What makes a good leader? A delegator? An inspirer? A strong force on the front lines? It can be argued that a good leader consists of all of those things. But how should leadership in the workplace be encouraged and developed? In a recent conversation with Bob Payton, President and CEO of Dental Planet, Bob gives insight into what good leadership in the workplace looks like. Bob (Continue)