Posts Tagged ‘Management’

Stage 51: Spending Quality Time with Your Family

The final stages of the Tour de France is a very special time. The hard racing is over. The winners have been decided. All that remains is the ceremonial ride into Paris culminating with the final laps down the Champs Elysees. There is time to reminisce about the difficult stage rides [...]

Stage 45: Building a Succession Plan

When was the last time you put some serious thought into what you would do after you sold or transferred your business to someone else? Seriously? I know that we all have those moments when we are so frustrated that all we want to do is get past what we are doing today. [...]

Stage 34: Accelerate by Supporting Risk Taking

Welcome to Stage 34 of this year’s Tour de Profit! We are in the heart of the region we call Seven Keys to Creating a Winning Team. Over this seven-stage section of the race we are diving deeper into the critical areas that must be a priority in your business in order to [...]

Stage 31: The Power of a Common Goal

So how did you do on Stage 30 – Strong Leadership? Did you take the time to reflect on your personal behaviors as a leader? Did you take the challenge seriously and focus on changing YOU first? I hope you did. I can assure you that as the business owner, you [...]

Stage 29 – The 7 Keys to a Winning Team

Congratulations on completing the Leverage Region of this year’s Tour de Profit! Over the last four weeks, you have been working on the four critical areas of your business where you can advantage yourself through Leverage. I  hope you took the time and put forth the effort to implement some new processes in your business. [...]

Stage 8: Assessing Your Competition

So, how did you do in your time trial last week? Were you able to come to a clear definition of your Non-Negotiables? Did you take the time to share them with your business partners? How about with your team? Do you have them written down? Excellent! Good for you! If you did your work [...]

Stage 4: Your Value Proposition

It is Stage 4 in the most important race of the year, your very own 2010 Tour de Profit. This is the year you are going to take your business and make it the success you have been dreaming about. You’re off to a great start – you have your goals set, [...]

Stage 3 – Building Your Race Team

With goals in hand, and a commitment to measure your progress week over week, you are off and running! Hopefully, your first couple of weeks of the year have been both productive and invigorating. Momentum is building and you are feeling good about your race plan and your preparation.

Now, take a good look around [...]