Your Business Coach » people leadership skills http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 17 Actions Small Business Owners can do to Improve Business Performance http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/50-17-actions-small-business-owners-can-do-to-improve-business-performance.htm http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/50-17-actions-small-business-owners-can-do-to-improve-business-performance.htm#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:11:10 +0000 Ron Finklestein http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/?p=50 17 action small business owners can do to Improve Business Performance:

1.     Improve people skills. We call all get better in this area.  

2.     Improve your people/leadership skills

3.     Develop the people skills of your managers  

4.     Hire a personal executive coach to get an outside perspective and to hold you accountable

5.     Create effective communication training so everyone in the organization knows the rules for communicating

6.     Manage people and their performance  

7.     Teach people to support performance management

8.     Perform activities that support building an effective team

9.     Understand workplace team building and its impact on your business

10.  Create a team building challenge

11.  Attend management negotiating skills training to create win/win opportunity 

12.  Provide negotiation skills seminar for your team so they can create win/win opportunities

13.  Learn presentation skills tips to improve your effectiveness when delivering your message  

14.  Implement a business coaching program to receive ideas on implementing these 17 actions

15.  Attend a business advisory board to gain feedback from your peers

16.  Take time to communicate & coach communication skills you want in the organization

17.  Celebrate your small business success stories. This keep morale strong. 

 

This is a long list but the good news is you do not have to do them all at the same time. Pick any three and get started.

 

Ron Finklestein

Small Business Coaching

330-990-0788

ron@akris.net

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The Platinum Rule Teaches
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