Behavioral Influence

A Profit First Myth -Spreadsheets

There are a lot of myths around Profit First. Some folks like to say you don’t need the five foundational accounts, that no bank will open such accounts, that no...

Become an Industry Expert and Scale Your Business – One Simple Step

 There’s an easy way to scale your business. And it’s fast, easy and free.  Practice.  “Aw, Mike. Yawn.” I know, but hear me out. Literally, from one of my...

Tune Into the Opportunities – 5 Simple Steps for Your Small Business

 I have two guitars in my office now.  For a while, I just had one guitar in my office. Sometimes when people visited they would see it, ask if...

Quiet Quitting – How to Retain Great Employees and Avoid Quiet Quitting

   Secret time: I’m a quiet quitter and I didn’t even know it! Mind blown. But more on that later. First it was The Great Resignation, and now it’s...

8 Ways to Find Happiness and Joy at Work

 “Choose a job that you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius Yeah. About that.  As entrepreneurs, you set out to...

The Easiest Marketing Hack

 Question: What word is guaranteed to get a person’s attention? Answer: Their name. If you want to cut through the noise of the barrage of marketing out there, use...

Reach Your Goals With Small Steps

 When we create our goals for business success, it’s with a great transformation in mind.  Sometimes your business goals feel overwhelming. So what do you do? Nothing. Or you...

Get Out of Your Own Way – Lead Less

 I cannot drive this home enough: The biggest linchpin in your business is you. Ouch! It’s true. Many times, your great leadership means great removal of, well, you.  It...

Why Employee Ownership is So Important

 Our businesses are continuously changing. It’s the way of the world now. And I want to share something really wonderful that has enhanced our company’s performance. It’s the concept...

Better Business Leadership – Improving Connection and Employee Confidence

   Regardless of the size of your business, your success depends on your leadership. How we’re defining leadership has changed here in my office, and after seeing the significant...

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