Every business owner has their own tricks of the trade for business success, but the essential skills they all need to master fall under:

T.L.C. – Time, Leadership and Communication

In my last piece, I looked at the challenges and solutions involved with time management We talked about the importance of identifying minor tasks and trusting others to help you manage small jobs. This week, we’re going to talk about what it means to be a leader.

Business leadership is more than being able to effectively manage your staff and the growth of your business. A true leader’s fundamental role has been – and shall continue to remain – making people capable of joint performance through common goals and values. The key to being a great leader is not to get people to do what you want them to do. It’s about getting those people to WANT to do what you want them to do.

Some of the best ways to inspire that personal growth in your team is to:

• Make them feel appreciated
• Learn to praise in public.
• Include your staff in the decision making process.
• Develop a set of common goals, common values and clear objectives.

Business Leadership’s Role Today

It’s critically important today more then ever to let our employees know that they are appreciated and valued for their work. As leaders we should learn to praise often and in public and, if necessary, reprimand only in private.

By including your staff in the decision making process they will feel vested in the company and know they are valued. When individuals are a part of the decision making process for your business they will have buy-in to the success of what ever it is you are trying to achieve. As leaders we should be developing a set of common goals, shared values, clear and unifying objectives to which everyone in the organization can commit.

When your employees and team members feel like they are part of the success of your business and that their decisions make a positive impact on the company, they are more likely to put their best into their work every day. If you are a larger organization, it’s also important to inspire your managers to be great leaders. If that’s an area where your team could use a little help, contact me to discuss The Growth Coach’s strategic manager program.
If you are struggling in any of these areas or would like to take your company to the next level, we can help you. We have a proven process to help your company grow.

garyfurr@thegrowthcoachportland.com

503-312-3145

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Business leaders around the world each have their own secrets to business success – traits and skills they hold as being of the highest importance when it comes to running a successful business. Most of these can be categorized under:

T.L.C – Time, Leadership and Communication

I’m going to address each of those characteristics in a three-part series – starting with time. In order to be a successful business owner, or even a successful employee, you have to be able to juggle multiple projects, tasks and clients. Simply, you have to be a great time manager.

Time management is absolutely vital because it’s the only resource we have that’s genuinely limited. We can train to acquire new skills, we can make more money, we can gain more experience – but when the clock strikes 12, that’s it. Time is the scarcest resource and, unless it’s managed, nothing else can be managed properly.

Here’s the master key to effective time management:

• Do not major in minor things.
• To be a great time manager, learn to separate major projects from minor ones.
• Do not focus on minor problems.
• Don’t stress over minor issues.
• Do not dedicate time to minor tasks.

It’s important to learn to not confuse movement from achievement and activity for results. To make good use of your time, you have to identify what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got. And sometimes you have to trust others to handle your smaller tasks.  Too often we as owners, managers and executives get caught up in the clutter of the day-to-day and forget to focus on the 20% of our activities that generate 80% of the return on our investment of time, energy and resources. If focusing on the big issues in your business is difficult or if delegating smaller tasks seems impossible– We can help.

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