Posts by Rebecca
Halfway There: The Honest Mid-Year Business Review
You start the year with plans and goals; don’t wait until December to see how it all turned out. Along the way, you need to check in, see what’s working, and decide what needs to change. June is the perfect time to do that. The challenge What you examine can be improved or fixed. What…
Read MoreThe Way Visionary Thinking Forgets About Operational Action
It is easy to think big in business. Setting a big goal is exciting and energising. Until reality sets in. Because the hard part isn’t thinking big: it’s acting small, every single day. The challenge Setting goals is easy. Achieving them is hard. Not because we lack dedication or effort, but because too often we…
Read MoreA Monday Meeting Worth Looking Forward To: Energy Through Culture
We’re three months into the business year, and I’m starting to hear a familiar refrain from business owners: “My team is doing fine—but something’s missing.” That spark they felt at the annual kickoff has fizzled. Monday meetings feel more like to-do lists than moments of connection or excitement. The challenge It’s easy to slip into…
Read MoreRethinking Employee Growth: A Smarter Way to Support Employee Development
You like your employees. You want them to stay and work with you for a long time. And in that time, you want them to perform well, to stay engaged, and to grow along with your business. You want to see professional development. The challenge So you review their work. You schedule formal training sessions.…
Read MoreDelegation Isn’t Doing Less: It’s Thinking Less
A list of tasks ending with: “and run it by me when you are done”. This is how many people delegate. The problem? That’s not delegation — it’s moving from doing it all to micromanaging. To move from micromanaging to real delegation, you need one more step. The challenge The hardest part of delegation is…
Read MoreValues Are Not Enough: How Behavior Defines Your Business
We often believe we are a reflection of our values. In reality, we are a reflection of our behaviors. The challenge You hold values like integrity, respect, accountability, kindness, and creativity. But others—clients and employees—judge you by what they see: how you act, treat people, and collaborate. And their perception directly shapes how they engage…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing To Make Business Practical?
Right about now you are probably thinking about what you have achieved in your business this year. And what you can do to grow your business next year. A lot of it comes down to being practical. Practical gets things done Being practical means knowing what to do next. And the single most important question…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing To Make Business Fun?
Anything you have to do should be at least a little bit fun. That’s especially true when you do it every day for most of the day. In other words: your job. And the same goes for your employees. It’s important for your employees to enjoy their work to have a successful business. Make it…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing To Make Business Simple?
Nobody starts a business with complexity as their goal. Yet, over time, complexity always seems to creep in. Why? Because running a business means making barrels of decisions every single day—and decisions are complex. Decision making is hard As human beings, we make an estimated 36,000 decisions a day. If that number feels impossible, just…
Read MoreThe Most Important Question Your Business Should Always Ask
The most important question a business can ask itself is: What should we do next? In any workflow, not just end-of-year reviews and lessons learned analyses. From failure to focus There is a challenge to working on lessons learned. That challenge is negativity. When all you talk about is problems and mistakes, you end up…
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