Growing Pains: How to Diagnose Fit vs. Capacity Issues in Your Team

17 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in strategic support team, teams, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, Growth, remote support, For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Remote Team, delegate tasks, delegation process, small business owner, unique ability, busy entrepreneur, capacity issues

The OG’s, the originals, the people who have helped you grow your company to where it is currently thriving. How do you know when it’s time to consider replacing people on your team with more experienced people who have a bigger growth orientation than the original team? How do you gain clarity to know if you are truly dealing with a fit issue vs. an overwhelm issue? This can be a painful and confusing time for entrepreneurial leaders specifically as loyalties, habits and fun memories can easily blur judgement.

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Too Busy to Grow?

5 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in strategic support, strategic support team, delegation expert, entrepreneurship, Growth, small business, delegation strategies, Hello, For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, goals, Flexwork, Remote Team, delegation process, small business owner, Strategies, vision

HELLO | TWELVE, january 2019

TGIF, Happy Friday welcome to a shiny new quarter! A client once said to me, "If I could spend half as much time on half as many things, I would be twice as effective." This thought while profound, is a trend we see over and over again in our work. The endless wheel-spinning of urgent but lower-value work distracts us, especially in times of growth it becomes amplified because our time is not just focused on innovating but on delivering.

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Utilize Tinggly and TripIt to Increase Productivity

5 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in Productivity, Love, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, travel, small business, For Entrepreneurs, Trip It, delegate tasks, delegation process, Gifts, small business owner, client gifts, Tinggly, corporate gifts, planning, trips, plan travel, travel rewards

LOVE | TWELVE, APRIL 2019

Tinggly is a truly unique gifting experience. There are options for subscription boxes or one-time boxes, and each box contains access to literally hundreds of “experiences” for the recipient to select from, in locations all over the world. Experiences range from hot-air balloon rides, skydiving, local attractions, cuisine tours, snorkeling, bike tours, kayaking, historic guided tours- the list goes on and on. There is sure to be an experience the recipient will LOVE. Tinggly boxes start from $79, and will provide an experience sure to create memories to last a lifetime! Recipients have 5 years to book their dream experience, so they have plenty of time to plan their adventure. Tinggly’s tagline is “Give Stories, Not Stuff”.

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Time Blocking Strategy

5 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in Time Blocking, strategic support, strategic support team, Learn, tasks, small business, For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, business management, process, Time management, delegate tasks, delegation process, small business owner, Strategies, accountability, planning

LEARN | TWELVE, APRIL 2019

You know the what and the how, but do you know the when?

Like most professionals, you’re probably a planner. You have your “to do” lists and your carefully laid out directions on what to do and how to do it. But do you plan when to do those things? If not, you may often find yourself jumping from task to task, maybe feeling a little overwhelmed by your “to do” lists and not getting as much accomplished in a day as you’d originally intended. Have no fear, time blocking is here to help! Elon Musk does it, so does Bill Gates, you’ll be in good company!

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Tools You Need, Employment Law Changes & Tips for Tough Conversations

5 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in research, tools, strategic support team, marketing, entrepreneurship, Know, small business, Strategy, For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Communication tools, Time management, delegate tasks, delegation process, project management, small business owner, employment, software

KNOW | TWELVE, APRIL 2019

Tools and Software You Should Be Using in 2019

Each decision that supervisors, team leaders, or CEOs make drastically affects the company’s entire ecosystem. A leader should research and test each decision before choosing to move forward. This step is crucial for a company to thrive in competitive markets. The fine folks over at Best Company asked CEOs, managers, and leaders about the tools and software that have proven to work for them. In this power-packed synopsis, these representatives share valuable insights and explain the benefits of using the most up-to-date tools and software in the following categories:

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Too Busy to Grow and Thrive? How to Move From Reactive Wheel-Spinning to Proactive Growth

2 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in delegation, strategic support team, entreps, Productivity, delegation strategy, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, Growth, For Entrepreneurs, executive support, Entrepreneurs, task management, delegate tasks, delegation process, small business owner, Strategies, Worth Calculator Tool

Have you ever thought: If I could spend half as much time on half as many things, I would be twice as effective”? Like many of the entrepreneurial leaders we work with, the endless wheel-spinning of urgent but lower-value work distracts and disrupts their ability to focus on their single most valuable contribution to the company. The “I’m just too busy to grow” mindset and feeling of being surrounded by business clutter holds us back from making our ultimate contribution to the world . As leaders, we all have great intentions around our impact and time. There are many adjustments that we can make in our business and our behavior to move out of a reactive space and into proactive growth.

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Too Much Buffering? How to Structure Your Time, Systems and Accountability for Better Focus

2 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in delegation, strategic support team, entreps, Productivity, delegation strategy, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, Growth, For Entrepreneurs, executive support, Entrepreneurs, task management, Time management, delegation process, focus days, small business owner, Strategies, accountability, Worth Calculator Tool, buffer days, Entrepreneurial Time System®

The definition of a good Buffer Day is a day focused in preparation for upcoming Focus Days. True “Buffer” Days are meant to be spent on delegations, putting out fires and working on the business so that when Focus Days come, we have the capabilities in place to truly focus. Without careful planning though, every day can quickly become a Buffer Day, ever creeping into our focus time.

Growth takes a backseat because the majority of time is spent cleaning up urgent messes rather than focusing generating new revenue. A friend of mine refers to this place in business as “Marshmallowland;” a place where time stands still and we operate in a chronic state of trying to move forward, but stuck in a sticky, grabby mess that keeps us immobilized and bouncing around endlessly in our business.

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Too Many Ideas but No Follow-Through? How to Move Your Ideas Quickly and Easily to Implementation

2 Apr 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in delegation, strategic coach, strategic support team, entreps, Productivity, delegation strategy, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, Growth, For Entrepreneurs, executive support, Entrepreneurs, task management, delegate tasks, delegation process, Bottleneck Diagnostic, small business owner, Strategies, Worth Calculator Tool, ideas, Follow-Through

The ability to (1) dream up, (2) create and (3) execute new ideas is the calling of all entrepreneurial leaders. A healthy business operates and grows when the 3 legs of the tripod are in balance. As visionaries, we naturally and bravely bring the ideation, but typically struggle with the other legs: creating a plan for our ideas and committing to a plan fully to execute them. When the three are out of balance, a chronic start-stop dynamic grows between you and your team, and if not managed correctly can lead to team-wide burnout and a total lack of productivity and feelings of progress.

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Images of Grandeur

1 Mar 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in strategic support, strategic support team, Learn, tasks, small business, For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, business management, process, delegate tasks, delegation process, small business owner, Strategies, accountability

LEARN | TWELVE, MARCH 2019

If you look up the definition of white-glove it means to be marked by special care or attention. When entrepreneurs and business owners speak of white-glove service, the phrase sparks images of grandeur and distinguished attention to detail. Many entrepreneurs are striving to create a unique white-glove experience for their clients that elevate their service offerings and show the world what makes them great.

One of the best ways to show the world the ‘you that makes you you’ is to get clear on the front-stage versus back-stage processes that make up your business model. You can gain immense clarity about your business by altering your perspective and looking at things through the filters of front-stage and back-stage.

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Utilize Kothar and Traction® Tools to Increase Productivity

1 Mar 2019,

Posted by Emily Morgan

in Productivity, asana for my team, Love, entrepreneurship, delegation for entrepreneurs, asana setup, small business, For Entrepreneurs, asana, delegate tasks, delegation process, EOS, small business owner, organize, Kothar, Traction® Tools

LOVE | TWELVE, MARCH 2019

Kothar has found a way to copy Asana projects from one workspace to another, a feature not available from within Asana itself. You will need to create the target project in advance and the process requires some manual checking of project IDs but overall could be a great time saver. Essentially a PHP script that has been extended and made accessible via a front-end web interface, the process supports board-style projects and custom fields.

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