At Upleveling Your Business, we help a lot of business owners develop strategic hiring plans and build their hiring and onboarding systems. The challenge doesn’t stop there, though! If you want to build a strong, sustainable team that will help you drive your business forward, you must be intentional about your leadership and culture.
I love being a small business owner. I have the freedom to make my own decisions, follow my own vision, develop an outstanding team, and make a difference in so many lives. This isn’t my first company, though – and although I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit, there are several things I wish I would have known years …
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As nice as it would be to reach our goals by simply wanting them, it just doesn’t work this way. Goals worth achieving are worth working for, even when things don’t go according to plan.
Ups and downs will happen. Plans will go sideways. People you thought you could depend on will fall short. Unanticipated challenges will arise.
This is where strong habits come in.
Nearly every small business owner I know shares one need right now: hiring the right people at the right time. This is no easy task, though, especially with today’s job market. There are a lot of different steps you can take to attract the top talent you’re looking for, but one you may not think of is the importance of knowing your numbers.
When you hear the word “forecast,” you probably think of the weather – and of how inaccurate weather forecasts can be. This is totally understandable! Forecasting in your business can feel the same, like you’re just making educated guesses and hoping they pan out… that is until you hone your skill of using your numbers …
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“Living on the financial edge” in business means not understanding your numbers and “hoping” that it all works out. It means there are times you are rushing around dealing with cash crunches or trying to fix cash flow problems. It doesn’t have to be this way!
Many business owners think of their Financial Team as the stewards of the company’s finances – the people who keep the books balanced and run reports. While it’s true that this is an important part of the responsibilty for this team, it’s definitely not the whole picture. Being strategic about building your Financial Team at different stages of growth is essential for the health and success of your small business!
As a business owner, your schedule is packed full of meetings, tasks, sales calls, planning, and more. Chances are, you don’t work a 9-5 day, and there are aspects of running your business that come home from the office or find their way into your personal time. With all the things you make time for, do you prioritize taking time for yourself?
Not so many years ago, it was assumed that each person on your team would fill a specific role and nothing but that role. As you filled specific roles, your business would grow. Most of the time, the main collaboration would be the sharing of organizational or sales ideas.
Today, however, the landscape has changed.
It often seems like there are two competing messages out there today for business owners: “find new ways to grow your business” and “take the time to focus on your wellness and growth.” Unfortunately, these messages don’t often seem to work hand in hand, at least in real life. It really is possible to balance both messages – your personal life and growth and the growth of your business. It takes planning, strong systems, the right team, and the right guidance, but it really is possible.
