by Julie Poland | Mar 28, 2019 | Growth and Change, Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Uncategorized
One might think that a rapidly growing business is a bonanza, but that is probably when the “one” isn’t actually in the rapidly growing business. Although growth is the Holy Grail for most entrepreneurs, it brings some problems along for the ride...
by Julie Poland | Feb 12, 2019 | Growth and Change, Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership
Execution is one of the Four Decisions that can release the limits on the speed and scale of your company’s growth. (The other growth-related decisions are Strategy, People, and Cash.) While you might think that a killer strategy will guarantee your company a trip to...
by Julie Poland | Jan 15, 2019 | Growth and Change, Strategic Leadership, values
How do you know that you’re doing the right thing? At the moment we’re not necessarily talking about ethics or legality. What evidence do you see that you are on the path that is likely to lead to success? You make decisions and develop courses of action...
by Julie Poland | Nov 28, 2018 | Growth and Change, Life as a Leader, Scaling Up
Entrepreneurs sometimes fall into the Expert trap. They start their businesses on the basis of their own technical expertise, and add people to the company when their own two hands can no longer handle the workload. While the growth in staff adds capacity, the Expert...
by Julie Poland | Sep 25, 2018 | Growth and Change, Process and Quality, Scaling Up
Need more cash to fuel your business? Read this. Reliable sources of cash are the fuel for your business growth. Cash is the oxygen. You might be showing profit on paper, but unless cash is in your hands you can’t use it to buy raw goods, pay for your facility,...
by Julie Poland | Jun 25, 2018 | Growth and Change, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized
How much do people have to go through to be part of your team? Are you too rigorous, or too easy? And then once they are on board, are you easy to satisfy and generous with praise, or do you save your words of recognition so they have more impact when you deliver...
