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Oct5Is Work/Life Balance Possible?
Statistically, CSuite executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners work well over 40 hours a week and have difficulty creating work/life balance. Some we have met have wondered if work/life balance is a myth, even though they crave a balance between a busy work day and stress-free time with family and friends.…
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Sep24How to Go From Specialist to Business Owner
Many business owners and entrepreneurs begin as industry specialists. They know everything there is to know about their area of expertise, whether it is plumbing, marketing, or yoga. They decide to parlay those skills into a full-fledged business and become entrepreneurs. That all sounds straightforward. After all, the entrepreneur knows…
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Sep16When Is the Best Time to Build a Process?
There's an old proverb that says, "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." This applies directly to building business processes. The earlier you establish processes, the better. However, even if your business has been running without them, it's never too…
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Sep9Why Your Process Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It)
Implementing business processes and systems can transform a company from a chaotic operation into a streamlined, efficient machine. Yet, there are times when even the best-designed processes fall short. Why do these well-designed systems fail to deliver results? The short answer is that your team isn’t taking ownership of it…
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Aug26Get Started by Defining Your End Goal
There are infinite ways a business owner can use the 24 hours they get every day. They may spend it by pursuing an idea that a friend had success with. They may spend it on the phone with IT. They may spend it closing a million-dollar deal. Which way is…
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Aug26Eight Reasons to Build Processes for Every Role In Your Company
Building a process can feel like “just one more thing to do” when you are focusing on building or growing a business. However, business systems are the backbone that supports sustainable growth, ensures clarity, and fosters a healthy working environment. Whether your company is experiencing rapid expansion or is aiming…
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Aug12The Power of Trust
For a business system to work, the company owner must trust their employees to follow it - even when the business owner is out of town or busy with a different project. The point of creating systems is to delegate; if you cannot trust your employees, you cannot delegate. In…
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Aug5How to Evaluate and Fix Your Business Systems to Improve Efficacy
Building effective business systems improves efficiency and produces consistent results. However, if you are simply documenting how things are done right now and not evaluating those systems and improving them, your company will eventually fall behind. This is why, in every process-building article we write, we recommend that you revisit…
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Jul15Build Systems to Reduce Customer Churn
How do you close the delivery gap and reduce customer churn? This article shares information from experts that you can utilize to help you develop business systems that will cut down on customer churn and ensure your businesses services rate as “superior.” Customer churn happens to all businesses. According to…
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Jul8Build a New Client Acquisition Strategy That Works
Every business owner knows how time-consuming it can be to acquire new clients and sell them your product or services. Often, the strategies you used at the beginning of your business will no longer produce the ROI you are looking for as your company grows. In a recent interview, Adi…
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