Leadership
LAND of the
Plentiful
by Jamie Cornehlsen from Fitter Financials
F
eeling like you are always running? Looking to do the right thing in your business but not quite finding the solution? This is called “Hitting the Ceiling” – the reality that individuals, teams, and organizations experience when they have outgrown what was previously working, or the industry has changed
on them, or client preferences just are not what they were. Barbara Taylor, the owner of a retail coffee and espresso business in Arkansas, wrote a post in the small-business section of The New York Times in June 2011, entitled “Reaching Your Limits As A Business Owner.” In this article, she describes her own journey of hitting
a ceiling. She realized her business was off track when the budget and goals were not being met. Specifically, she indicates that she was spending most of her time on human resources – the least favorite part of her job. She always thought she could grow out of her problems. When you’re stuck, it can leave you feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. It happens when you, your department, or your company isn’t growing anymore. Many leadership teams ignore their issues or attack superficial problems. But great teams get to the root cause of why they’ve gotten stuck. These teams embrace the Five Leadership Abilities. If you’ll focus on these leadership skills, you will find that you can grow faster, have the right people in place to solve problems, have employees who are accountable to what needs to get done and you have more time to work on your business, instead of being buried in your business. The leadership abilities you must master are the following • Simplifying – if it’s complex for your team, how complex must it be for your prospects/customers?
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