Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Stage 5 Company (58-95 employees) Planning is a critical aspect of any business’s success. But planning for planning sake will not a company make. You have to be able to identify the key decisions that must be made — and know when to make them. Think in terms of kicking […]
Stage 4 Company (35-57 employees) The fourth stage of company growth (35 to 57 staff) is called the Professional Stage. This is the time you need to focus on hiring experienced managers who have been there, done that. Your company has outgrown your ability to keep all those balls in […]
Stage 3 Company (20-34 employees) Knowing when to delegate responsibility and authority is difficult for the owner of a growing business. The question that looms in your mind is: What if they (employees) mess up? There is a difference between being a control freak and knowing how to delegate with […]
Stage 2 Company (11-19 employees) You are stranded on a deserted island and you only have 30 seconds left on your cell phone battery – could your second-in-command back at your office tell you in those 30 seconds how well your company is running? If you had your company focused […]
Stage 1 Company (1-10 employees) Most entrepreneurs who start companies are not looking to be ‘managers’. They are looking to grow an idea, to bring a vision to life, to get a product out into the marketplace. In most cases, they need people, employees, to help them do that. But […]
Stage 1 Company (1-10 employees) Chaos often rules at a Stage 1 company (1-10 employees). For some business owners, this can be energetic. For others, it is disconcerting. But owners of a Stage 1 company should worry less about managing the chaos and instead worry about managing expectations of employees. […]
Stage 1 Companies (1-10 employees) Whether you are looking to hire your ‘first’ employee or your tenth employee, as a Stage 1 company (1-10 employees), it is all about ‘fit” – how well the individual can work with you and the rest of your team. When you are starting to […]
One of the biggest challenges of a Stage 1 company (1-10 employees) is getting focused. Not only on what crisis to take on for the day or week, but what product or services they should offer. Getting focused on product offerings requires a business owner to rewire their thinking on […]
As a Stage 1 Company (1-10 employees), one of the greatest challenges is generating, tracking and preserving cash. Cash is King is the mantra for successful companies. Many business owners recognize early on that simply ‘making money’ isn’t enough. You have to keep enough of it to reinvest in your […]
Stage 7 Company (161-500 employees) What a view. From where you sit, as the CEO of an organization with 161 – 500 employees, you have the right to be proud. Few business owners get to sit back and simply bask in the pleasure of being successful. If you are like […]