Your business plan has a mission statement explaining what you envision for the future growth and success of the business, but that statement may not explain how you will fulfull that vision. Business ...

When you are asking others in your business to step up as trustworthy, charismatic and effective leaders, one of the best ways to train them is to model the characteristics of a good leader. As they ...

The CEO sets the example for how employees should act — and board members should be setting an example for the CEO and senior management. If board meetings start late or have discussions that devolve ...

Once or twice a year, there's a deliverable that presents a challenge to both managers and their employees: performance reviews. While many companies conduct annual reviews, some are adopting a more ...

Setting employee and team performance goals is an essential responsibility for business owners and managers. However, measuring and improving an employee’s performance can be complex and daunting, ...

You can read the previous post in my series here. Following someone’s lead is an idea that we might resign to our days as schoolchildren, when we followed both peers and authority figures in an ...

SMART is a best practice framework for setting goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. By setting a goal, an individual is making a roadmap for a specific target.