Leadership
5 Common Mistakes Business Owners Make That Hurt Their Business
Every business owner makes mistakes. That’s part of the job. A mistake or two won’t sink your business. Usually, it’s the mistakes you don’t recognize or don’t address that create bigger problems down the road. After more than 27 years working alongside owners and leadership teams, I’ve seen the same patterns show up again and…
Read MoreHow to Lead AI Adoption in Your Business
There’s a conversation happening in nearly every company right now, and it sounds something like this: “We should probably be doing more with AI.” That’s usually where it stalls. AI gets treated as a side project. Something for IT to evaluate, something individual employees experiment with on their own, something that lives in a vague…
Read MoreHow to Operationalize Your Core Values
I once walked into the office of a potential client and saw a beautiful wall display of five core values behind the receptionist’s desk. As I waited for my appointment, I mentioned to the receptionist how great the values were. What an amazing guide for employees and customers! Her response? “Oh those? We don’t really…
Read MoreThe Labor Shortage is Coming
The Problem Is Bigger Than You Think Population growth drives economic growth, and labor force availability is the engine. By most estimates, the U.S. is currently running about a million workers short of what it needs just to sustain (not grow!) a healthy labor force. The baby boomers who are now exiting the labor force…
Read More8 Tips to Run More Effective Meetings
If Your Business Feels Stuck, Look at Your Meetings If you want to understand why a business is stuck, sit in on their meetings. Meetings are where a company’s real priorities show up. They reveal whether people are aligned, whether decisions stick, and whether the team knows what matters right now. When meetings drift, the…
Read MoreGrateful for 2025. Planning for 2026.
A Season of Reflection, Gratitude, and Looking Ahead: Our Holiday Message to You As we enter the season of good cheer, fun, and fellowship, we always feel this pull to pause. The fourth quarter has its own rhythm. A mix of holiday spirit, intense preparation, annuals, quarterlies, and looking ahead to a brand-new year. It’s…
Read MoreOur Top 25 Tips, Tricks + Resources
This month, we mark a milestone anniversary of celebrating 25 years in business! What began with two ambitious entrepreneurs has grown into a well-respected firm with a skilled Team that has served hundreds of organizations and thousands of leaders over the years. Along the way, we’ve learned a lot. Even though it’s our anniversary, we’re giving…
Read MoreYour 2026 Business Growth Plan
Around this time of year, business owners start thinking about goals for the new year. You might want to add to your crew, expand your services, or finally step back from the day-to-day. But if you’re honest, you’re not sure how to get there without working even more hours than you already are. Maybe you’re…
Read MoreHow Leaders Can Create Calm When Things Change
Uncertainty shows up in business in more ways than one. Sometimes it’s external. A new policy, an economic shift, a pandemic. Other times, it’s something we create ourselves through growth or change: adding a location, bringing in new technology, or shifting team roles. Either way, it leaves people unsettled. In my experience, it’s not just…
Read MoreBuilding Company Culture You Can See
A lot of leaders think culture is a poster on the wall or a paragraph on the website. It’s not. Culture is the behavior people see on Tuesday at 10:15am. If you want a work environment where people want to come to work, you have to make culture visible, repeatable, and enforced. Not with slogans, but…
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