How To Create Momentum In Your Business

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When things are going well, don’t get too comfortable. Be happy. But pay attention to what is going on.

Pay attention to what is working for you. Pay attention to what is not working. Don’t ignore what is not working for you. Instead, ask yourself, ‘Am I missing something?’

In business, according to Chip Higgins, ‘Maintaining momentum for your business means consistently working on moving forward and remaining dynamic.’

‘The question is, what direction do you want to take your business in? And how fast do you plan to go- or, in the business sense, grow?’

‘When you invest in the skills and leadership development of your workers, you are showing them you care about their own growth and aspiration; you’re feeding their energy.’

‘By being honest and vulnerable about the why of your business, you can help determine if you’ve got the energy needed for entrepreneurship.’

‘Low vibrational energy is simply not sustainable.’

‘By inspiring your employees, you’re building that entrepreneurial energy in them too.’

Because ‘great leaders allow others to contribute their valuable energy and then channel that energy as needed (for example, toward customers).

‘Hiring isn’t enough: consider how team members are bonded. You want them closely united in their pursuit of a shared vision and mission.’

‘You don’t want to scale up at the expense of customer satisfaction.’

‘When organizations move too fast, they tend to become unmanageable.’

‘Our perception of things changes dramatically when we’re moving quickly.’

Source

Chip Higgins (2024). The Bizzics Way: Powering Your Small Business to Maximum Momentum

How To Become A Great Manager

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Managing other people is not about control. It is not about telling them what to do. Managing other people is about love. If you do not love people, you can’t work with them.

Love means you care. Love says, ‘I see you. I am with you.’ The question is, ‘Are you a great change manager? Do you care about your people? Are you in the game for yourself? Or are you in it for others?

According to Scott Miller, ‘One of your key assignments is to help change feel participatory for your team.’

‘As effective as your first communication might have been, your team will need time to process and understand the change.’

‘Information and action are the antidotes to fear.’

‘… Communicate comprehensively and constantly.

‘Communicating change simply, clearly, and with respect for the concerns and experience of your direct reports is key to kicking off a change initiative in a positive way.’

‘Don’t make your direct reports guess your motivations for requesting feedback.’

‘Leaders provide feedback to help people see what they are not seeing.’

‘When a leader delegates and gets back a poor result, it is usually the leader’s responsibility.’

‘Great leaders plan goals with their teams rather than for them, and delegate tasks without abandoning or micromanaging. They shift from telling team members what to do, to aligning their work to greater purposes and supporting their efforts.’

‘Because you’re a leader, you’re noticed. Every time you communicate, every time you open your mouth, you create culture.’

Source:

Scott Miller, Todd Davis and Victoria Roos Olsson (2019). Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team