You booked the trip. You set the out-of-office. You gave your team a heads-up and told everyone, “I’ll be offline.” So why’s your laptop still tucked into your bag - you know, “just in case”? Why are you sneaking peeks at Slack in the hotel lobby before dinner, right after breakfast, on the beach, even in the bathroom? Why does this still feel... well, [...]
Business owners often ask me what it REALLY means to have your team working in their Zone of Genius. If this is your first introduction to the concept, here’s the quick version: Your Zone of Genius is the intersection of: What you LOVE to do What you’re REALLY good at What moves the business forward The goal is for everyone in the organization to [...]
Is your to-do list growing faster than your business? The constant juggling and the perpetual overwhelm can be frustrating. Your business success should be a source of fulfillment, not a personal sacrifice. One way to reclaim your time and life is to lean into the mantra that just because you are the business owner, it doesn’t mean you need to own everything! However, how [...]
Running a business can be like juggling a thousand priorities. One of the biggest challenges I see business owners face is making changes without fully thinking them through strategically. Not because they don’t want to—but because they're balancing: Strategic thinking. Tactical implementation. … And the daily whirlwind of . . . duh . . . running their business 🙂 Timelines, resources, and urgency [...]
All the business owners I work with face the challenge of having “more work than time”. No matter what they do - they just seem to run out of time by the end of the day. For some, this is a new experience brought on by an employee leaving causing five people to now do the work of six. Or a large contract vastly [...]
What would you do if you only had 4,000 weeks to enjoy all that life has to offer? This “number” - 4,000 weeks (or about 80 years) - was not something I thought about until I read “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman. But even as I started reading the book, the full impact of that sentence didn’t hit me [...]
I had the opportunity to facilitate a conversation with over 60 women business owners at the NAWBO Leadership Conference last month about their feelings regarding time. What is your biggest challenge with time? We narrowed the list to six main categories. They then broke into groups and shared best practices and consistent solutions that work for each of them. Below are the results of [...]
There are many times in life when we need to say no. Maybe it’s an invitation to another networking event or birthday party. It might be a night out with friends or a nomination to become a board member for an organization your heavily support. There are several reasons someone might need to say no to an offer. Though the opportunity might seem honorable [...]
How much time per week do you spend answering questions at work? I’ve recently heard from three different clients who were struggling with the same challenge related to delegating - answering too many questions throughout their day (and as a result, having less time to accomplish important tasks). Let me set the stage. All 3 business owners: Love what they do and are worn [...]
