Month: August 2015

Last weekend I took my 13 year-old daughter on a father-daughter trip. For the weekend I made a commitment to myself to turn off and not check my devices (phone, tablet, etc.), and asked my daughter to do the same. It was hard for both of us on the first day but by the end of the weekend, we saw a 180 degree change in the depth of our conversations to a type we’ve never previously had. We were truly being present with each other and it showed.

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This week I was fortunate enough to conduct workshops for a room full of entrepreneurs in two different cities. I say fortunate, because time is always precious for busy entrepreneurs. Those who regularly take the time to learn, share, and grow inspire me. It’s a great honor when they give some of that time to me.

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Living Intentionally… Not Easy for an Individual But it is Even Harder for a Business

What you need to do is easy; it is the “living it” that is the hard part. One of the main ways businesses are living intentionally is by knowing that their Core Values are a vital part of how the company operates. This means the values are not just something on their conference room wall, but they are lived every day. Values that are lived every day show up in how a company hires, who a company fires, who is rewarded or recognized, how expectations are set, and how the team interacts with each other and their customers and vendors.

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There are many different ways to grow your business. But some are better than others.

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One of my clients recently had the word “turnover” on their issues list. After working to really identify the root cause of the turnover, and coming up blank, they asked me to help. The first thing I always ask is… “Is this good turnover, or bad turnover?”

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