“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” –Peter Drucker A Boss values titles, position, and hierarchy. A Leader values results. A Boss bargain hunts for fungible employees. A Leader invests in skilled, talented team...
Hiring a team member in your business can be a wonderful step. It can be the step that finally gives you enough leverage to meet a goal that had previously been just out of reach: a specific income goal, capping the number of hours you work each day, or finishing a...
Cheerleaders are the people we count on to tell us we can do it. Advisors are the people we can count on to tell us whether we should do it. Cheerleaders applaud us for having an idea. Advisors help us examine whether it's an idea worth pursuing. Cheerleaders use a...
Every application we use has a fritter-to-value ratio. Some are pretty low, like a (simple, non-graphing) calculator: you push the buttons, you get your answer. Basically no frittering to get the result you want. The fritter-to-value ratio is really low. But then...
Hiring an assistant or a team member isn't about identifying the “perfect time” to do so–there is no such thing. It's all about knowing when you and your business are ready. Here are three significant clues you might encounter, especially if you're a...