On our weekly live stream a few weeks ago, Becky mentioned that a productive use of this time right now is to reflect on your business. Examine your revenue streams and your customer segments, dive...
My Advice to Small Business Owners Post-Coronavirus
Last week Becky and I hosted a great live stream where we gave our advice to small businesses in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. So many of you commented that you needed to hear our advice, so...
How to Overcome Disappointment as a Leader
When I was in high school in the early 1970s, it was the “in” thing to sneak up on someone and punch them in the arm with your middle finger bent over into a pointed position. It would cause the...
How to be a Productive project manager
Most of the work that people do in organizations is routine. Each team member has a daily job to do. You’ll find many routine jobs within an organization. But there is another kind of work, project...
How to Problem Solve Quickly + Effectively
As a leader, one of your primary duties is to problem solve and make decisions. It’s the price you pay for sitting in the driver’s seat. Problems arise within your organization, and decisions...
Should I Invest in this Business?
One of the most successful investors, Warren Buffet, preferred to invest in business, not in stocks. With our Business Mastery Workshop coming up, and our weekly live stream questions being geared...
How to Handle Criticism as a Leader
Have you ever heard the saying, “When you’re the one on the ladder, all others see is your backside?” Many times, those who are following see the leader from that perspective. Those you are leading...
Why Marketing Matters for Your Business
Whenever I coach people on building a business, their response is always the same when it comes to marketing, "but Billy, do I have to?" I understand their initial resistance, marketing is a true...
The Purpose of Business
As anyone who studied business knows, there are many types of businesses. We've all heard the statistic that most businesses fail within their first year, and that can be daunting. However, I...
How to Develop a Strategy for Change: Part 2
On Monday I shared four steps you can use to develop a strategy for change. Strategy is an important word there because I believe successful change comes from successful planning. Anything, really,...
How to Develop a Change Strategy (Part 1)
As Colorado has moved into the "Safer at Home" phase and more non-essential businesses have opened, we are moving into a new normal. Things won't go back to how they were, but we can be better for...
How to Respond to Change
As a nation, we are going through a lot of change right now. As life begins to return to some resemblance of normality, we need to learn how to respond to the forced changes. Change is a process...
