Sue Miley
I swear the Keurig coffee maker drips at half speed when I am watching it. It takes forever. And I know the stock market is way more volatile when I check it every day. And those blonde highlights I saw turned grey with bright lights on in the bathroom. Close inspection reveals the wrinkles, the […]
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This may be the most challenging time in recent history to build a high-performing team and vibrant talent culture. The information shared in the news is conflicting to say the least. Headlines appear daily: When Everyone’s Quitting….Except You. Unemployment is at Record Highs. Businesses Can’t Reopen, They Have No Staff. The reality of the job […]
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This may be a rhetorical question at this point. If you are a believer, you are probably thinking that your faith is all that can get you through business these days. If that is you, you may be right. Small business owners all know that the myth that people imagine about business owners is just […]
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At some point, after hanging the shingle up and opening for business, most entrepreneurs hire someone to help with their bookkeeping. Whether a family member, friend, or clerk, we pay our bills, send out invoices, and make deposits in the bank. However, since the person hired to help isn’t an accountant, very few actually have […]
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Have you ever seen anyone who works out perfectly for one week of the month, and then fall off for a few weeks, get in the best shape of their life? Can you eat great a few days and then gorge yourself and stay feeling great? Can you build excellence into anything by occasionally killing […]
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As a small business owner is there such thing as a perfect team? I don’t know what your definition of perfect is, but to me, when a company has a perfect team, it has: All of the technical skills needed to run the business. A mix of people that all match and enhance the culture you […]
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I just got back from a ski vacation; our first as a family. All the kids, their spouses, and my granddaughter. This isn’t the first trip since the whirlwind of three weddings in a year, two years ago. We have done holidays at our house and a beach trip or two. And, of course, we […]
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Last year was unexpected for everyone in business, large or small. If anyone says they were expecting a worldwide pandemic, stay-at-home orders for weeks that turned into months, mandated business closures, a 30% drop in the stock market, a complete rebound of all major indices to record highs in the market, another oil and gas […]
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