by Mary Erlain | Business
Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Taking the Leap Clarifying Goals: Where Do I Want to Go? “An entrepreneur’s personal and business goals are inextricably linked.” What kind of enterprise do I need to build? What risks and sacrifices does such an...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
I hear it every time I facilitate one of my five private networking groups. I close the groups with one last opportunity for people to help each other and make connections. “What’s your greatest challenge outside of finding your next customer?” Inevitably at least one...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Development
They go hand in hand – Goals describe the desired outcome or achievement – accountability makes it measurable, verifiable, and public. Why should one be accountable after setting a goal? Isn’t it enough to say to yourself “I’m going to … by the end of the...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership
I’ve been thinking about what topic I might use to begin participating in The Small Business Daily and the idea of Difficult Conversations. What are they and what we can do about them came to mind? You know these conversations – an employer talking to an employee...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
There are many reasons entrepreneurs state for not delegating – It takes too much time to explain or I can do it faster and better myself or This is too critical to delegate. Unfortunately, if you allow these reasons to guide your approach to delegation, your business...
by Mary Erlain | Business
The business experiences its ups and downs. This has been true where political and social unrest meets up with a pandemic. Not all businesses are struggling, many are booming. If your business is experiencing stress… Here are a few things I’ve seen work in the...
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