by Jim Schleckser | Apr 10, 2018 | Advisory Groups, Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership
There are key differences and these factors can help you decide. One of the most powerful ways to develop your skills as a business leader is to join a CEO peer group–which is something I have written about in a prior post. But if you’re sold on the logic...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 30, 2018 | Budget, Business, Entrepreneur, Growth
As a leader inside an organization, there is a fundamental question you should be constantly using when it comes to making decisions: Will your customer pay for it? Asking this question is a particularly elegant way of helping you streamline your organization by...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 26, 2017 | Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
There is common link between your leadership style, call it your personal leadership brand, and the kind of brand relationship you have with your customers. Namely, you have a choice to make: do you want to be respected or loved? Let me explain. Let’s start by...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 10, 2017 | Business, Compensation, Culture, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Leadership
There are many parallels in running a business and running your life – especially when it comes to deciding whether to throw time or money at solving a problem. The there is a catch in knowing when and how to value your time over money. For example, when...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 3, 2017 | Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Pricing
Every business tries to figure out how it can become more profitable – or at least every business should! By default, the first place everyone zooms in on is cutting costs, such as by trying to do more with fewer people, spending less money, or finding a more...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 25, 2017 | Advisory Groups, Entrepreneur, Growth, Negotiation
It can be somewhat tricky to answer the question, “Is the Business for Sale” honestly and maintain integrity. As leaders, you can be faced with a situation from time to time where your people might hear a rumor that your business is for sale. Usually this...
