Whether you like systems or think you hate them, you're using them day in and day out in your life and in your business so you might as well make them the most helpful systems you can.

A successful team is measured not only by their performance or hitting of goals and targets but in the way they did it.

We spend a lot of time working out how to market to people who might one day pay us. We need to spend at least as much time understanding how the people who have paid us experience those offers.

It's not enough to evaluate your current offers on their profitability alone. That only show us if they work externally. We need to consider if they work internally as well.

If you're the same leader you were at the end of last year you might need to try something new. As your business evolves, you, its leader, need to evolve as well.

If you're feeling burnt out and overwhelmed, you might need to focus more on joy in the second half of the year. It's easier than you think as you need surprisingly little joy each day to make you feel fulfilled and satisfied at work.

A mid-year business review is not just comparing your revenue number with half your revenue goal. Let's start with the baseline check up and go deeper from there.

Designing any new offer in your business needs to start with the end in mind to ensure that what you build can withstand the growth you're planning.

A budget is a strategic tool that helps you manage your whole business but it doesn't need to be as complex as you think it does.

Surprise and delight is such a newb strategy for your customer experience or journey. If you've not added anything since then, now's the time.

When CEOs get bored they start breaking things or chasing new ideas in the name of fun. What if instead, we introduced a little controlled fun with a passion project.

Stress is a constant companion for the small business CEO and we can stop seeing it for what it really is - a symptom of something that challenging.

No matter how clear and concise you are or how pretty your slide deck is or how many times you repeat yourself, you'll be wasting your breath if you don't start you communication strategy like this.

The problem with steamlining processs is that it sounds hard and dull and the pay off is boring old efficiency and cost saving. That's because you've been only been taught part of the streamlining process.

In a world of value stacks, charge your worth and just raise your prices, it's little wonder that the average small business owner is terrified of making the wrong move in pricing their offers. We need fewer slogans and more strategy

The number one reason I hear small business owners give for starting a business is freedom or flexibility. So if it is so important, why are we so bad at it?

When you feel torn between what you deserately want to do and what you know is the right move for your business, there are some simple check in you can use to make a strategic decision for you and the business.

Don't throw your business baby out with the bathwater because you got bored, had a fun idea or felt like burnout was creeping in.

Feeling like you're constantly being pulled into the details or being asked questions by your team? This is a you problem, not a team problem.

When a team member is paid fairly and incentivized based on performance, that team member is motivated to show up and hit those long-term goals. When they are not, that team member gets frustrated and angry and stops going the extra mile. You, the CEO, are THAT team member.

If your business is not ready for your goals, you risk your reputation, your team and your own peace of mind by pushing it too far too soon.

Remember when ChatGPT was just fun novelty tool? How things have changed! But did you go along for the ride or strategically integrate AI in your business?

It's hard to find a small business owner who doesn't have tons of ideas every day. So why is there so little innovation?

The trend right now is to go back to solopreneuring. But the outsourcing that requires has some risks that are often ignored in the time, cost saving and flexibility benefits.