Good advice is always best when it comes from someone’s personal experience. And when that person is someone you know or have something in common with, you regard that advice as even more valuable. In the space of about
Do you know what’s the second biggest problem I see among the small business owners I work with? Give up? (Tut-tut! You give up too easily…) It’s failing to “hire right”. Of course, now you want
Small business growth can often be the most elusive thing for an entrepreneur or small business owner. If you don’t believe me, meet “Margaret” – Entrepreneur and Business Woman par excellence – at least that’s how she refers to
Employee turnover, in its simplest form, refers to the number of employees that leave you business and have to be replaced, in a given period of time. For a small business this could happen even if you have
Last week, one of the business leaders in my Rapid Scale Leadership® (RSL) Circle called me in a panic: “Lorna…I am confused! What is the #1 thing I need to focus on right now??” Wow! What a
Recently I was in a conversation about meeting deadlines with a group of Service Providers. I really think it should have been about missing deadlines because nearly everybody was frustrated that they were consistently not meeting deadlines, they
Defaulting on your business debt is the one thing that can make you feel like a loser. And in the worst way. I know this first hand. This particular business I started was going to be the winner.
No small business owner wants to have to deal with a crisis. But if you’re fortunate to remain in business, you will have to deal with one, sooner or later. When you do, which skills will you
How to be successful at anything? You could ask my Grandmother but she’s no longer with us. But you’re still in luck. I asked her that question a long time ago when I was a teenager and
Time management! I bet $1,000 that 90% of you had it as your top New Year’s resolution. And I’m willing to wager another $500 that you’ve had it on your resolutions list for the past 5 years. At