Starting the conversation: To meet and accept yourself is fundamental for showing up as you are, especially in a world where so many expectations exist outside of ourselves. Your will, that passion and drive, is there and the more you listen the more you can define what success is for you — AND embrace the […]
Red Direction
How to Perform Under Pressure Aligned with Your Goals
Starting the conversation: Growth is uncomfortable. Whether pushed (life change) or pulled (following your dream) toward the career and contribution you want, commitment is foundational. The beginning will be tactical: creating a revenue stream, building a pipeline of business, and attracting the right people to work with you. Amy Anderson, Co-Founder at Wild Coffee Marketing, […]
Embrace Endings and Create Powerful Beginnings
Starting the conversation: Endings are often overlooked. We can push project dates and modify results expectations much easier than calling for a full-stop to review. Review and assess the plan, the actions selected, and the results to be able to make decisions about continuing or modifying — or keeping things the same (and setting a […]
How to Foster a Culture of Innovation in a Startup
Starting the conversation: To disrupt an industry, your company must tap into clear communication, be vigilant about minimizing groupthink, and create a work environment that is sustainable for high-performance teams. Brett Barlow, CEO at Everee, candidly shares insights he’s learned and how recognizing the knowledge of collective mistakes avoids big setbacks. Pressure can be amplified […]
Steps to Building a High-Performance Business
Starting the conversation: The intersection of what makes you unique, the impact you want to make, and what drives you are the key elements to the customized definition of what high performance is for your business. Once defined, this powerful tool provides you with a way to navigate failure; what is out of your control; […]
How to Gain Competitive Advantage in Your Business
Burning a candle at both ends only works when you have a candle. Even then, it is still one candle. There is only so much wax and wick to use, so making sure you are maximizing longevity not only increases your chances for success, but also increases your chances to overcome the frustrations and uncertainty. […]
Intentional Communication Drives Business Success
Starting the conversation: One key to designing a business that thrives while growing is to put attention on the people within your company. Once you hire the right people, the imperative becomes understanding how their goals change over time, what they seek, and where they can grow to support the changes in your business. Tina […]
Unlock the Power of Strategic Questions
Starting the conversation: Strategically looking forward shows what opportunities, goals, and problems make the most sense to focus on. Results from the time and energy spent working to deliver your product directly relates to your commitment in taking time to choose the next best action moving the business forward. Christy Maxfield, President at Purpose First […]
Make Decisions with Imperfect Information
Starting the conversation: You make all decisions with imperfect information, which can lead to any number of scenarios: walking right into a blind spot, missing a key point of view, or maybe even downplaying risk. Geneve Huxley, Founder and CEO at Huxley CPA Consulting, talks about the challenges companies face and how to use your […]
Business Mindset: Learning From Your Experience
Starting the conversation: More than just influencing outcomes, how you make decisions impacts your next step, your relationships, and also tests your values. Leaning into your personality and strengths, recognizing your weaknesses as a leader — all inform how, when, and what you do when showing up for your company and employees. Bew White, Executive […]
Use Business Storytelling to Engage with Customers
Starting the conversation: Stories that create connection may not be the obvious ones. When what we shape and share doesn’t obtain the desired marketing result, we feel immense frustration. That friction is where to take a closer look at shared stories set goals, and discover where there is a gap — which […]
Inspire Others And Bring Your Vision To Life
Starting the conversation: It takes time to create meaningful relationships in life and business. When you know what you want to accomplish, you know where to put your effort … and how to build relationships with those that can help you reach your goals. Lucas Root, Entrepreneur and Author at SGIC […]
Boost Resilience By Developing Your Skills
Starting the conversation: Just because you are good at something doesn’t mean you are bad at something else. Skills take time and energy to build, and your learning experiences always come from less than ideal situations. The discipline to make a decision, communicate it, and guide your team through the execution […]
Instincts and Decision Making: When to Trust Your Gut
Starting the conversation: Regardless of skill or background, you are always learning and taking risks — checking in with your gut and listening to your instinct about when to step into something new. The foundational piece is WHY you are doing what you are doing. When you know the motivation behind […]
Link Leadership and Strategy For Better Results
Starting the conversation: Long-term goals provide a way for your teams to rally around how they can participate in making your company’s vision a reality. With clarity around the expectations, a leadership team that learns to work together collectively is able to respond with greater capacity to the problems and issues […]
How To Be Intentional About Business Development
Starting the conversation: Finding repeatable processes offers indications about what levers you have within your business to grow. To acquire new clients and keep existing customers. To get the word out and make the phone ring. To have a sales team that is selling the solution you are offering. Once your […]