Sometime in the late Twentieth Century, the term ‘manager’ became a four-letter word. It was a clear indicator of inefficiency and redundancy. Even worse was the term ‘middle-manager’ — now synonymous with ‘useless’. As we near the third decade of this century, technology has become an efficient response to the expensive needs of staff that …
Most organizations grow organically. They’re founded by a person or people who believe they can do something better than what the market currently offers. Naturally, those people may carry over learnings from their education and work experience, perpetuating systems or processes that may be dated or flawed to begin with. As the business grows and …
Starting a business is hard. Navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Is it any wonder that most founders are fiercely protective of their work? After all, it’s the founder who has driven the company to its current level of success. No one else is familiar with the long …
Is any of this familiar? Your business is going well. So well that you can’t fathom how you could step away for a vacation. You have a great team, but they require your leadership to get the job done properly. Mistakes have been made in the past and it’s just too risky for you to …
Operations are often referred to as the ‘ugly stepchild’ of a business and it’s easy to understand why. There’s no instant gratification of a flashy marketing campaign, no rush of closing a big sale, and no big launch for the latest product. Operations are often invisible to the rest of the team. They rarely provide …
One sign of Organizational Adolescence is when loyal employees who have been there from the start begin to move on to other opportunities. It may be that they’re unhappy in their current role or simply feel ready for something new, but sometimes employee attrition can be tied to the changing relationship between the founder and …
Every entrepreneur has their own stories of trials and tribulations – particularly from an operations perspective. In this series, I’m speaking with owner-operators to learn what makes them tick, along with some of their best advice for successfully running your own business. This time I’m speaking with Darius Bashar, a Toronto-based portrait photographer, podcaster and …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every entrepreneur has their own stories of trials and tribulations — particularly from an operations perspective. In this series, I’m speaking with owner-operators to learn what makes them tick, along with some of their best advice for successfully running your own business. My first interview is with Nick Kindler, Co-founder and Executive Speaker Coach at …
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