​​After two solid years of strain, stress, and pain associated with the cataclysmic changes in business, teams within businesses are feeling the strain.  They are tired.  They are exhausted.  And in a lot of cases, team members are quitting.  Not to go somewhere else but just quitting.  Going to go take care of their kids.  Or start a business.  Or move closer to their extended families....

Boards are messy.  Profit or Non-Profit.  Advisory Boards.  Board of Directors.  Sometimes they are just a disaster.  Why?  Well, compared to a fully defined team or organization, boards are made up of people with different agendas, drive, and meaning for being on the board.  Some are there for the mission and vision.   Some are there to check a box that says, “they are on a board.” Some...

The idea of “The Great Resignation” continues to exist across the United States as we head into 2022. We touched on this previously, but throughout discussions with business owners, I have found a few things for business owners to consider: First, only resilient businesses will survive and thrive in this environment. What is a resilient business? For starters, one that has prepared ...

Over the last several months, a new addition to our business lexicon has developed: “The Great Resignation.” But I’m not so sure that’s the right term for it. We’re describing the symptom, not the cause. In the last few months, this topic has been near the top of discussion points on my many coffee and breakfast meetings with owners, leaders and partners. I’ve heard from owners about ...

How do you know if you’re in the middle of a Continued Business Malaise – and what to do about it! We previously touched on this topic, but now I want to take a deep-dive into a couple of the main focus areas for dealing with the continued business malaise that we are currently facing. We talked about 4 main things to focus on: Don’t assume this will last forever…it won’t. Slo...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How to know you’re in the middle of it and what to do about it if you’re a business owner or leader. Over the last several months, I’ve probably talked with over 100 business owners of different shapes and sizes, across multiple industries and across the Midwest and rest of the United States.  One recurring, resounding lament I keep hearing is how brut...

Why would anyone want to work for you and your business? I ask this of clients from time to time when the subject of hiring and retention comes up. Usually in the context of “I just can’t find good employees”. While there is nothing wrong with that statement on its face, it ignores an underlying cause - not being able to find good employees is a symptom. Let’s not address the symptom, l...