One of the many talents that successful entrepreneurs possess is the ability to use what they have to get what they need to start and sustain their businesses. Since early-phase entrepreneurs often lack cash, some variation of the question “can I pay for this with...
One of the greatest challenges for any entrepreneur is delegation: giving responsibility for some key part of growing the business to someone else. The analogy is hackneyed, but accurate: we think of our businesses as our children, and no one can take care of our...
Have you noticed that the way we refer to ourselves in the workplace changes as frequently as any other fashion? In the 1990’s, ambitious professionals referred to themselves as “consultants”. As we moved into the 21st century, “business coach” emerged as the next...
Life and work should not be in constant competition for your time. Let me say that again: life and work should not be in constant competition for your time. The simplicity of this statement is unfortunately lost on most working Americans. The reality of our workforce...
We are often asked “How, exactly, do you work with organizations?” Sometimes I tell people that when I do my best work, I rent camels. About 3,000 years ago a wealthy man died and left his three sons an inheritance of seventeen camels. The eldest son, the favorite...
Hot on the heels of our financial discussion come the philosophical aspects of an organization. It’s hard to imagine Nancy Pelosi arguing on behalf of Citizen’s United or Mitch McConnell heading up Obamacare, yet on a much more personal level (usually...
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