As a manager and trusted leader, it’s your job to get everyone on the same boat and moving in the same direction. But have you ever felt like some of your team members are scattered in canoes, others on jet skis, and a few are just floating in a totally different lake? Yeah, been there.  […]

Have you ever felt like you’ve given your new hires all the tools to succeed, but they’re still swinging and missing? ⚾️ You’ve got the training videos, the SOPs, and yet…something’s not clicking. Cue the self-doubt spiral: Did I make a huge hiring mistake?  Am I bad at explaining things? Am I a terrible judge […]

Carmen Reed-Gilkison and Deirdre Harter or Encore Empire share business coaching insights on reinventing your career later in life. Think your career’s best moments are in the rearview? Think again!  Join us as we dive into the transformative journeys of women who are turning decades of experience – in and out of the office – […]

Discover how one creative entrepreneur turned CEO keeps her passion alive while stepping into a leadership role. It can happen quickly. No, I’m not talking about the moment you finally understand why your parents got so excited over a new kitchen gadget or monogrammed hand towels on Christmas morning. (I get it now, Mom!) I’m […]

Performance management: Love it? Hate it? Wondering what the big deal is?  It can be a real mixed bag. Maybe you skip into those meetings, giddy to shower your team members with glowing feedback and praise. Orrrrr maybe you’re dragging your when the feedback is a bit more…complicated. But what if there was a way […]

This week, we’re excited to have Meg Evans from Born To Roam Bookkeeping on the podcast to chat all about making that first hire for your business.  Meg is a licensed CPA, numbers nerd, and small business bookkeeper. She is the founder and CEO of Born to Roam Bookkeeping LLC, a virtual boutique bookkeeping agency […]

When you’re thinking about building and shaping your company culture, you might be tempted to go along with the trends of online business and offer your team allll the flexibility they “want.” But what we’re actually seeing is that too much flexibility isn’t actually as rewarding for people to work within as we may think. […]

As we bid a not-so-sad farewell to another year, now is the perfect time to get your Year End Wrap-Up Team Meeting on your calendar in the next few weeks. If you’re sitting here thinking, “A what now?!” that’s okay! That’s why we’re here, right? Let’s talk about this unique meeting and what makes it […]

“I just need another me.” We have probably all said this before. The reality is that we pour ourselves into our businesses and believe we know what is best. But, is another you what you really need? Someone who works and does everything the way you do? This answer might shock you, but NO, you […]

Let’s talk cycles! No, ladies, not that one… I’m referring to the cycle in your business that you can’t seem to escape, the one that brings a toxic and cliquey environment to your workplace– totally on accident. I call it the Cycle of Crisis, and breaking free from it is absolutely crucial to building a […]