Determine Your Best Use of Time and Make it Worth $10,000 an Hour

Daily I speak with business owners who are feeling pulled in too many directions by a growing business. It’s not just business. Many of us have family obligations, and want to take care of our health, too.

Accomplish More: The 20% that Matters

Accomplish More: The 20% that Matters

Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and felt like you’ve accomplished very little, even though you were busy all day long?

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The 20% that Matters: Be More Effective Every Day

Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and felt like you’ve accomplished very little, even though you were busy all day long?

How to End Office Drama

Many business owners I talk to are very frustrated with the “drama” that comes along with having employees. A question I hear over and over is, “Why can’t employees just get along with one another and do their jobs?” Often, business owners are blind to their own role in perpetuating the drama among employees. That was the case with Dr. Jones.

Quick Productivity Tip: Stars and Successes

A lot of us cross off completed tasks from a written To-Do List. At the end of the day, the list can look pretty messy. Once everything has been crossed off the list, we toss it in the trash.

Why You Should Delegate and How to Do it Well

As business owners, we all know we should delegate, but that doesn’t mean we are good at it. As a matter of fact, almost every entrepreneur I talk to, regardless of the size of their company or the number of employees, either tells me that they can’t delegate, they don’t know how to delegate, or they try and fail miserably to effectively delegate. If you fall into that category, don’t feel bad, you are in good company!

Your Business Is As Fast As The Slowest Part of The Process

Every business, whether it is an insurance company or a manufacturer, an auto mechanic or service provider, goes through a process, a sequence of activities and steps to deliver its product or service.

The Pumpkin Plan Book

Best Tips for Staying Productive During the Holidays

It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s, and you’re at work, even if it seems like no one else is. If your business is quiet during this week, we have polled our business experts for you and culled the best suggestions for making the most of that quiet time

The Pumpkin Plan Book

5 Keys to Maximizing Employee Productivity

Growing your rural business requires hiring and keeping great employees who are motivated, resourceful and highly productive. A team of mediocre, partially engaged, somewhat productive employees is the slow kiss of death for a small business.