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5 Proven Team-Building Hacks for Sustainable Growth in Your Business
In this transformative blog post, explore how the ripple effect of leadership can empower your team and drive success. Learn from industry leaders, access practical strategies, and ignite your team's potential for enhanced productivity and innovation.
Mastering Self-Leadership: Proven Tips for Online Business Owners in 2023
Learn how self-leadership can propel your online business to success! In a survey, 83% of businesses agreed on the importance of developing leaders at all levels. But what about you, the online business owner? Embracing self-leadership means taking charge of your growth, setting clear goals, managing time efficiently, and being adaptable and resilient. Discover how you can hone your self-leadership skills to stand out from the crowd and find success in the ever-changing online business world.
Master Team Collaboration with These Four Engagement Hacks
By default, an engagement strategy enhances collaboration when team members share goal-oriented activities. So here are four engagement hacks to increase team collaboration and build a rewarding company culture.
Is it Working? What To Look for in Effective Leadership Programs for Your Business
Virtual leadership programs are no less effective than in-person ones. Online learning, with its convenience, efficiency, and lower cost, extends to the adult world.
And this month, I’m hosting a FREE and LIVE Leadership Training Program so you can have a piece of the pie!
Boost confidence in your leadership, build a solid foundation for future hiring, and shift your mindset so you can KICK ASS when you step into your unique leadership style!
Loud and Clear! How to Convey Your Core Business Values to New Team Members
You want employees who uphold your desired company culture by integrating those core values which you put in the work to choose.
So, how do you convey your core values to new employees?
Fly High with These 5 Hiring Tips for Entrepreneurs
To grow your small business, you're going to need help. And hiring team members to build your current or future kick-ass team can feel overwhelming.
Creative Productivity Hacks for New Entrepreneurs & Emerging Leaders
Creativity is well-known to spark innovation and inspiration. Wherever your creativity flows, you can find more meaning in what you're doing. But it's not always easy to get those creative juices flowing.
Here are a few creativity hacks to help you out in one of my favourite departments.
How to Eat the Frog and Change Your Leadership Mindset
We all have to eat frogs as we lead ourselves throughout the week. What does it mean to eat the frog first? This analogy encourages you to get the biggest, most challenging tasks out of the way, at the very start of your workday. Preferably in the morning.
Mind-Blowing Ways to Boost Confidence in Your Leadership Abilities
If you've ever experienced imposter syndrome, you're probably like most people — you think everyone else has their sh** together. People probably think the same about you.
The dead giveaway? Your level of confidence.
Whether it comes through in leading yourself or others, self-confidence in leadership is crucial.
Why is confidence important in leadership?
5 Pros and Cons of Outsourcing As An Entrepreneur
As you know, I'm all about the effect of a ripple. It only takes one drop to make a significant change in your business. By outsourcing, you can have several ripples for maximized growth! But like the vast ocean, there are challenges to be mindful of. Today, we'll go over the pros and cons of outsourcing for entrepreneurs like you. Let's look at the pros and cons of outsourcing first.
As Busy As A Bee? Innovative Ideas For Work-Life Balance With Small Teams
As a busy entrepreneur, prioritizing your life outside of work can be a mega challenge. And chances are if you're struggling, so are your team members.
More balance for you and your team in your business, family, and personal lives means a more harmonious, efficient path toward the growth you're looking for.
Here are a few innovative ideas for work-life balance.
3 Must-Have Hiring Strategies for Entrepreneurs to Build A Kick-Ass Team
Whether you feel the pressure of your growing workload or you want to start off your business on an easier footing, here are three hiring strategies to realize your team-building goals.
World Values Day — What You Can Do to Raise Community Awareness of The Importance of Values
As we approach World Values Day 2022, here are a couple of questions to ask yourself:
Are you conscious of your internal compass? What truly guides your actions, reactions, and interactions in your day-to-day life? That's a whole lot of actions, isn't it? Well, if you think about it, actions help determine your quality of life at home, in your community, and at work. And your values are what direct your actions and the intentions behind them.
Email Etiquette: How Inbox Conversations Have Changed Since the Pandemic
Since the beginning of pandemic, there are a lot of professional practices that have changed.
For instance, remote work is the newfound joy of many, and strict office wear is a thing of the past both outside and in the office.
As for virtual advancements, the changes are more obvious. How many Zoom calls have YOU been on in the last few days?
And what about email etiquette in the workplace?
Five Inbox Management Tricks You Can Implement TODAY For a Cleaner Inbox
If you've ever cleared out your inbox, you know what inbox management relief feels like.
It's like the clouds part and the angelic email gods sing their praises to you, ‘Oh Master of Organization and Management Extraordinaire.’ It's like you can FINALLY breathe fully.
And it means you can breathe more life into your business and projects without the weight of tons of emails on your chest.
3 Practical Ways to Generate Personal Leadership Traits in Your Team
Personal leadership is the backbone of a team that thrives within a culture of collaboration and communication and separates forward-thinking companies from others.
So here are 3 practical ways to generate personal leadership traits in your team.
Team Building Activities for Leaders In The Post-COVID Era — Part 2
The old way of thinking went a little like this: People make products and products make our organization money. We’re no longer about that life.
In the post-COVID era, wise business owners like yourself are all about creating a healthy culture. Why? Because they know teamwork makes the dream work. Your team depends on you to both lead and carry out bonding and learning activities.
Part 1 of this series revealed three team-building activities for leaders. Let’s get into three more ways to increase a sense of togetherness in your company in Part 2!
Team Building Activities for Leaders in the Post-COVID Era — Part 1
With many teams working remotely, communication and bonds between colleagues are now strained. New challenges abound for companies and their employees to solve. It's now more important than ever to reinforce positive employee engagement and morale.
After all, attitude and mindset ultimately determine the outcome of all results.
So what activities can you use to organically grow the connections between your team members and encourage personal development?
Here are 3 team-building activities for leaders to build fun (not forced fun), creative, and engaging team-building activities for leaders.
Transform Your Core Organizational Values Into A Powerful Organizational Culture
Core values: They’re a sign of familiarity, a shield against change, and an easy way to get back on track during times of change and chaos, Core values are great for growing your business from the bottom up, but what about from the top down? How can your organization create a culture where all decisions are made through the lens of your core values?
How can leadership development programming empower your organization & its people?
Creating an environment where your employees are continuously challenged (in positive and productive ways) will empower them to experience the joy of learning on a regular basis. This, in turn, will fill up their work bucket, encouraging their further endearment to your brand and business. What’s more is, the more skills they learn, the more effective they will be. So, rather than juggling turnover and needing to hire externally to fill gaps, why not fill them internally with the fruits of effective leadership development training?