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 | Feb 5, 2018 | Growth
If you consistently create high-value time – you can double your income If you ask any business person what the most valuable thing they can do is, they all likely have the same answer: work on their billable hours. They’re right- that is the most valuable...
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 | 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...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 20, 2017 | Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership, Sales
When you’re trying to do business with someone in a way where ultimately you’d like him or her to purchase something from you, there is a little secret you can use to vastly improve your success rate. It all comes down to following a simple sequence: tell,...
by Jim Schleckser | May 9, 2017 | Culture, Entrepreneur, Growth, HR, Talent
There are multiple ways you can manage an organization to make sure that the right decisions get made under most situations. One way is to be rules-based and the other is culture-based. You might also choose an option somewhere in between. Let me explain. Rules-based...