From processes to personnel, there are a number of places where entrepreneurs and business owners can effect immediate and meaningful change in business performance. My experience in nearly two decades of working with hundreds of business owners and leadership teams from a broad variety of industries is that most are frustrated by one or more of the following issues: lack of control, personnel concerns, profit worries, lack of growth, and strategic burn-out from previous strategies and unsuccessful quick-fix remedies.

In reflecting back on over 1,000 sessions and almost 10,000 hours of working hands-on with entrepreneurial leadership teams, I've observed and learned some great lessons that will help you and your leadership team. My hope is that these lessons will serve as constants for you as you build a great company, and that they'll give you insight, something to shoot for, peace of mind, a wake-up call, and a few aha's. Enjoy.