A solid strategic plan is a great tool that will help for-profit and nonprofit leaders optimize their performance and results, and ultimately the bottom line. Resources are always limited. All leaders need to be especially careful when making financial decisions. When done well this ensures maximum and most efficient impact for each dollar spent.
Are you an executive director of a non-profit, or a small business owner? Perhaps you are considering joining a local board for civic leadership. If so, you will want to have a firm grasp of roles and responsibilities for a Board of Directors.
Establishing habits that create behaviors necessary in achieving goals is integral to being successful in meeting those goals. It’s a point of fact that successful people set goals and then achieve them. Just the act of setting a goal doesn’t mean you are going to achieve that goal. What sets those who achieve their goals apart from those who don’t is they are intentional in developing a plan to reach their objective and then acting on it.
Social media marketing has become an essential part of online marketing strategy, especially among small businesses because of its cost-effectiveness, ability to reach targeted audiences quickly, and generate more leads/sales. Knowing where your social media accounts are making an impact is important for your business.
As a leader it is not always easy to remain patient when some of your team’s time-management or work quality is in question. However, by adopting a positive approach to communicating with your team members, you can hold them accountable to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
Most of us at some point in our lives have struggled with saying the word “no.” Whether it was accepting an invitation to attend an event, meeting a former colleague who was looking for a job, or taking on an additional project you didn’t have time for, saying yes seemed the easier response at the time. But, then this can result in less than optimal outcomes for all sides.