Leading Behind The Scene

5 Powerful Automation Tips for Your Business

“The first rule of any technology used in business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is the automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”  ~Bill Gates

 

The key to a successful business in this century is the inclusion of automation tools. Utilizing processes that can maximize time and resources more effectively and efficiently can catapult any business to the next level rapidly. With the vast changes in technology, it is critical for business owners to automate and use various tools to leverage their business’ overall productivity. Automation not only saves time and resources but also minimizes cost. Creating a systemized approach to handling your business matters will improve productivity and increase accuracy. Listen in as we share five powerful ways to automate your business.

The Ten Basic Responsibilities of the CEO

There are numerous responsibilities of the CEO depending on the needs of his or her organization as a leader. As a CEO, the role bears significant responsibility, accountability, and authority within an organization. Understanding what is required of a CEO and staff, will help him or her set the stage for success in their journey of innovation. If you are a single-led entity this would be volunteers, interns, suppliers, customers, etc. varies by organization. These ten key responsibilities is what every CEO should aspire to accomplish.  Listen in as we take a deeper dive into each element.

12 Principles of Excellent Governance

Achieving excellent governance requires a conscious decision to be made at the top leadership level.  An organization must genuinely want to operate from the highest level of governance, ensuring that it consistently looks toward the future while ensuring its current operation is ethical, stable, and cohesive at every level.

 

The Law of Awareness

What do you know about you? Are you constantly exploring the land of you? Are you growing or are you stuck?

Do you sometimes feel as if you are experiencing something similar to the Ground Hog day movie with Bill Murray? Are you re-living the same familiar situations and circumstances throughout your life, or had you noticed?

By now you may be saying, why all the questions? Change begins with awareness. We simply cannot change that which we are unaware of.

Tune in as Dr. Jacqueline Barnes shares insights on becoming aware of what's going on within you and around you.

Counting Up The Costs

****Re-Broadcast****

When starting a business, entrepreneurs sometimes neglect to give focus to or it never crosses their minds how important it is to keep accounting records.  Many times, it is not until circumstances arise that require records to be presented for audit or to potential business partners or investors, or a huge tax debt at the end of the year.  In this podcast, we share the importance of looking at your financial statements, understanding the financial health of your business, and ways to build business credit. 

It is important to note that running out of money is the number one reason why entrepreneurs run back to looking for a job and why small business owners go out of business. Don't let this be your story.

Stress Management

What happens when a friend dies, a family member is diagnosed with cancer and you are struggling to keep up with your work in a doctoral level program while juggling a host of other things? Extreme Stress!...... Read More

The Law of Intentionality

In studying the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell, John states and we agree that personal growth is the only vehicle by which individuals arrive at their full potential. To get where we want to be in life, personal development cannot be overlooked, postponed, or taken for granted.

So, with that in mind we must be intentional about our personal development, because growth doesn’t happen. Growth is not an automatic process. If we are going to grow we have to do it on purpose. Tune in for more.