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Firing Uncle Joe

Written by Ed Callahan on July 19, 2010

The most difficult challenge for a business leader or manager is dealing with the poor performance of a long tenured employee, especially when that employee happens to be a family member or friend.

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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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Four Steps to Reducing Leadership Frustrations…Forever

Written by Mike Paton on June 21, 2010

Most entrepreneurial leaders are frustrated. Some leaders are only occasionally frustrated, because they find ways to resolve their issues quickly and effectively. But many leaders have been frustrated about a lot of things for a very long time.
Some seem to have resigned themselves to the notion that running an entrepreneurial company is destined to be a long, painful series of never-ending frustrations.

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Opportunities to Be Extraordinary - Part 2

Written by Don Tinney on June 17, 2010

As stated in part 1, for most companies, opportunities to be extraordinary only come when the unexpected occurs. This is our chance:

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Business Leadership - 5 Steps to Help You Delegate and Elevate

Written by Christina Mack on June 10, 2010

One of the surest ways to break through the ceiling and get to where you want to go is to delegate and elevate yourself to your God-given unique abilities.

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