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Getting Strategic Help for Your Small Business

Don’t try to go it alone…look for support.

Too often small businesses don’t consider that they can, and should, have a network of professional support and guidance behind them to help them with their business. I’m talking about either a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board.

First, let’s define each.

Board of Directors: A […]

Example of a Small Business Performing a SWOT Analysis

Learn more about performing a SWOT analysis before reading the case study.

Background

The three members of the leadership team at a small marketing consulting firm were interested in expanding their offerings to their clients. Currently the firm has 20 employees (including the three members of the leadership team) many of whom are consultants with […]

Effective Questioning Techniques for Trainers

Key importance for all trainers is how to ask the right questions to ensure that participants in a training program understand the concepts presented. There are a variety of techniques to use and certainly some combination of all should be used in every training program you teach.

Here are some to consider:

Recall: I use […]

Yet Another Project Team Meeting

Is anything going to get done!

A friend of mine is involved in a large project for her company. She called me the other night exasperated about a recent team meeting (“Yet another one!” she shouted). The project she was involved in was started three months ago. Since then she has been in meetings three […]