Focus

The One Thing a Business Leader Must Do

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  Bob Schultek Author of  The Gauntlet When small and mid-size business leaders are polled about the key factors that impact their success and that of their business, the responses include: Ensuring customer satisfaction Building a strong leadership team Executing the plan Driving change Pursuing innovation Hiring the right people Creating value Each of these contributes to success, but studies cite that the most important thing that a leader should do is focus – it’s the single most critical …

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Is ‘Busyness’ Your Excuse?

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There are only a finite number of productive hours in your day. Every leader is busy and often it feels like there isn’t enough time to accomplish everything you planned. Is ‘busyness’ your excuse for not investing enough time to build your business? Is it sabotaging your growth? How many of your hours are wasted on simple, routine activities that rob you of valuable time and distract you from your planned productive day? You shift …

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Why Do You Want To Grow?

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Growth is good. Failing to pursue it leads to stagnation and often demise. But what defines growth for your company? Is it revenue growth? Profit growth? Growth in headcount? The choice comes down to understanding what ultimate result you want from your growth. Why do you want to grow? Companies measure growth in numerous ways. In addition to the metrics mentioned above, there is growth in products or services, market share growth, growth in number …

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The One Excuse You Must Avoid For Success

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You do many things to make your business successful…provide superior customer service, produce good quality products, build a strong leadership team, engage your employees, promote innovation and more. In the process of juggling all your plans and actions, there’s one factor above all others that will determine your success and it’s the excuse you must avoid. “Lack of focus is the excuse you must avoid.” Business circumstances are ever changing. Knowing what’s important at any …

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Correct Your Fuzzy Focus

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Carve Out Time to Concentrate on Performance The forces of distraction keep growing stronger and each is competing for your attention.  Do you find it increasingly difficult to pull away and focus on the needs of your business? Phone calls, emails, text messages and browsing for the answer you must have right now keeps you rooted in the here and now.  Our technology makes it easy to react to these forces, so our ability to …

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