Management

Management
4 Signs a Business Owner Can’t Be Helped
When I look back on my original business plan from 15 years ago, only one thing I wrote still deeply...

Management
How To Communicate Your Vision with Your Team
You’re finally thinking about your exit strategy. You’ve identified your personal goals, your business goals, and you have a clear...

Management
What’s the Best Org Structure for My Team?
I’m frequently asked questions about org structure, and I understand why. A good org structure provides plenty of benefits: greater...

Management
What Are Your Stakeholder Goals? (Do You Have Any?)
You understand the value of your organizational goals, but do you know the value of your own goals as a stakeholder?
This is a common (but costly) blind spot for most business owners. Before we dive into the process of setting your stakeholder goals, let’s first look at why it’s important to have them in the first place.

Management
The Future of Live Events
For the first time in months, I feel like the Live Events industry is on the right track. There’s a long way to go, we aren’t all happy about it, but our course is starting to feel durable.
I don’t have a crystal ball and there are some big factors outside our control, but here’s why I think we are going to be okay.

Management
Why Your Team Is Always ‘Too Busy’
Small business has a problem. Most of the time it is too busy to solve basic problems. The rest of the time there is no money to pay for solutions.
If one of the issues you need to address is a low profit, it is easy to see how the cycle of too busy and no money could go on forever.