Sue Miley

Consistent Leadership

Leadership: Doing It All Consistently

By Sue Miley / June 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

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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employee retention

Employee Retention: An Asset, Not A Cost

By Sue Miley / April 27, 2021 / 1 Comment

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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Team-building

Doing vs. Being: Team-building, Vacations, and Life

By Sue Miley / March 15, 2021 / 2 Comments

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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Three Areas To Focus Your Attention in 2021

Business Owners: Three Areas to Focus Your Attention in 2021

By Sue Miley / January 19, 2021 / 0 Comments

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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Remember Why

By Sue Miley / December 1, 2020 / 0 Comments

I remember the times when I was working for someone else’s business thinking I would do it differently.  I even had a theme picked out in my head, “dare to be different”.  It was about culture to me.  Okay, it was also about efficiency, message, and policies.  Basically, even though I didn’t admit it at […]

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Save Some Share Some Give Some

Christian Business Owners: Save Some, Share Some, Give Some

By Sue Miley / November 25, 2020 / 0 Comments

Business ownership is fraught with internal wars.  Take care of your customers; keep your gross margins strong.  Treat your employees well; work late to finish the job.  Make a profit; pay taxes. It is angels and demons, intuition vs. objectivity, good stewardship vs. generosity. Every year-end, the battle heats up. My pride wants to have […]

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What Keeps You Up At Night

What Keeps You Up At Night

By Sue Miley / October 12, 2020 / 0 Comments

I rarely come across a person who says they “sleep like a rock” all of the time.  Most would say rarely, if ever at all.  We have all had a night or two that we awake in the dark.  And as dark does, it threatens to swallow us whole. Cycling thoughts begin.  Never is it […]

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Christian Business Owners: Take the High Road To A Better Outcome

By Sue Miley / September 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

The real world has a lot of animosity in it.  Personally, politically, and unfortunately, even in churches.  Business owners will definitely have their fair share. That is the only thing fair, in a world where God doesn’t promise us fair. As business owners, we by default accept the role of leader.  And as the leader, […]

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