As a business owner, you likely have several large projects in the works, a new product or service launch right around the corner, a few employee issues that need addressing, payroll due on Friday, and three customers who are past due on their payments– and that is just a typical Tuesday. Despite your best efforts, juggling all of…
Scaling a Business and Refining Your Business Systems, Team, and Controls! Building a Systems Reliant Company with a Winning Management Team and Intelligent Business Controls So You Can Scale Your Company In Earnest This is the time in your business when you are beginning to scale in earnest. This means increasing your capacity by building…
As a business coach, I am in a unique position to not only help struggling business owners but also recognize and identify unproductive patterns of behaviors across all industries and business models. This in turn allows me to help others dodge a similar fate. So today I wanted to address the real reason that you are struggling…
There is a lot on your plate as a business owner. Delegating tasks effectively is one of the best ways to get more done in a shorter period of time. But delegation can be fraught with anxiety and can seem a little hit or miss. You might ask Linda to do a task on Monday and she does…
I was recently talking to a new coaching client who has been struggling with task delegation. He had gotten over the initial hesitation and control-itis phases and had started to regularly hand off small tasks and projects to others on his team. But then things had started to go a little sideway and he found that oftentimes the projects…
As a business owner, learning how to delegate tasks to your team can make a huge difference in your ability to reach your company goals and deadlines. But there are a few subtle nuances that can make or break any delegation–which is why today I want to address one of the most common misunderstandings when it…
Originally published on Inc.com.David Finkel, bestselling author and CEO of Maui Mastermind, has been a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine for over a decade. This article is one of his latest pieces featured by Inc. Running an enterprise should bring you freedom, not tether you to 80-hour workweeks that leave you exhausted. I’ve watched many…
Business coaching tips to reduce your business’s reliance on you the owner Building Out Your Business’s Core to Reduce Its Reliance on You the Owner and to Become More Scalable! Characteristics of a Typical Middle Stage Level Two Business: The Self-Employment Trap™ Why is it that most business owners never make it past Middle Stage…
Originally published on Inc.com.David Finkel, bestselling author and CEO of Maui Mastermind, has been a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine for over a decade. This article is one of his latest pieces featured by Inc. Marketing often feels like a guessing game—especially for owners of small to medium-size businesses who don’t have a large, specialized…
Originally published on Inc.com.David Finkel, bestselling author and CEO of Maui Mastermind, has been a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine for over a decade. This article is one of his latest pieces featured by Inc. Many small- to medium-size-business owners struggle with an all-too-familiar pattern: the feast-or-famine cycle. One month, they’re overflowing with orders or…