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3 Steps to Adjust Your Business Structure As You Go

Written by Ed Callahan on July 1, 2010

In prior posts, I have discussed various aspects of structuring your business properly. In this post, I want to just focus on making ongoing adjustments to your structure.
Adding new positions or seats to your company structure, changing your Accountability Chart , can have a significant functional and financial impact on your company, so such decisions need to be made carefully with the right people sitting at the table. The same is true when you remove seats. Keep in mind, even when you see things clearly as one leader or manager, others may not be seeing the same thing, so you must always strive for getting everyone on the same page.

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6 Steps To Define the Right Structure for Your Business

Written by Ed Callahan on June 1, 2010

In prior posts, I have discussed the importance of delegating and getting "right people" into "right seats". Then I discussed the importance of creating the right structure for your business and suggested 3 questions to ask to help you evaluate whether or not you have the right structure. If your answers left you feeling like you have some restructuring work to do, consider the following thoughts and advice.

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3 Questions Leading to the Right Business Structure

Written by Ed Callahan on May 27, 2010

Creating Magic - 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies From A Life At Disney, by Lee Cockerell, is a great business book.

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DELEGATING: Getting Right People in the Right Seats in Your Business

Written by Ed Callahan on May 10, 2010

The inspiration for this post came from Seth Godin in one of his recent posts, entitled "Losing Andrew Carnegie". Read the whole post here. Seth is reinforcing a principle that he, Andrew Carnegie, Jim Collins, and Gino Wickman believe in - your people are your business.

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