All great businesses have a certain energy and momentum. They have less dysfunction, better retention, and fewer symptomatic problems. We call this the soul of your business.
Month: February 2020
The True Meaning of ‘Service’
“Shea uses her influence to help others, serving and steering organizations to improve entire cultures and economies.” That’s what St. Louis Small Business Monthly wrote when Shea Peffly earned the publication’s … Read more
The All-Powerful Individual Rock
In 2018, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After the initial surgery, she not only had to work on healing physically, but also on emotional and mental healing. And that meant learning how to manage and control stress.
6 Keys to Help You Get What You Want From Your Business
It may be that you and your leadership team feel frustrated and stuck, not getting what you want out of your business. What’s worse is that you may not even … Read more
Help Them See What You’re Saying
Vision. I went to the eye doctor and for the first time, I couldn’t read anything below the top line. Really?!! And how many other reminders do I need that I’m aging?
It occurred to me while I was ruminating in my newly identified, near-sighted blur, that this is what it’s like for our people when they can’t “see” what we’re saying.
The letters are there, but they’re fuzzy. The goals are there, but they’re fuzzy—our employees don’t see them as clearly as we do—they can’t, unless we tell them, and often.
How to Run an Effective Meeting
Why do so many people HATE business meetings? In talking to thousands of entrepreneurial leaders over the last 20 years, I’ve heard words and phrases like “endless, pointless, exhausting, inefficient, … Read more
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