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Articles by Lisa Woods

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    May 25, 2017

    Offsite Meeting Planning Template

    A complete roadmap with tips for making the most of your offsite.

    Here is a template that takes you through the process of planning your offsite meeting.   Making the most of your company’s time, and the time of your meeting participants, requires the ability to plan, execute and follow-up effectively with company objectives in mind.  Download our Free Offsite Meeting Template to ensure you are ready for your next strategic, leadership, management or team building event.   Offsite Meeting Planning Template   It’s a complete roadmap...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Management Tools on May 25, 2017

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    May 18, 2017

    Business Plan Template

    Free Small Business Plan Template

    Ready to start-up or expand your small business? Use this template and guidebook to organize your thoughts and develop insight into important areas you may not have even considered yet.   Business Plan Template It's a complete list of what you need to think through for a successful business startup. Included in this template... 15 components to a sound business plan Detailed questions you can answer to populate each component of your plan  - FREE Download  Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Business Management Tools on May 18, 2017

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    May 9, 2017

    Effective Management Is A Choice

    What Type of Manager Do You Choose to Be?

    When studying management or leadership, you’ll probably learn about Six Management Styles, when to use them, when not to use them. You may even participate in a DISC personality assessment to determine where your natural management temperament falls and how well you are able to adapt your temperament to challenging workplace situations. Both are very useful management assessment tools. They help to understand your potential, uncover strengths to develop, as well as weaknesses to overcome throughout...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Management on May 9, 2017

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    April 11, 2017

    How To Quit Your Job

    Five Steps You Can Take

    You have been waiting for that promotion, trying so hard to get noticed and recognized for your contributions. Your boss tries just as hard to make that happen for you, but tells you that it’s going to take a little longer…again. Your eyes stray to job sites, just to see what’s out there. You update that old dusty CV and go out on a couple of interviews, and then, there it is…an offer.   What is this strange document outlining what another company wants to offer you for...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on April 11, 2017

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    March 14, 2017

    Small Business Planning: What to Consider before You Invest

    15 Business Plan Components

    Whether you are ready to step out on your own and start a business for the first time, or you want to reorganize your small business for growth - a sound business plan is the foundation for making your dream a successful reality.   That’s a big deal right? So why is it that so many business owners function without this foundation? And if they do have a plan, often it’s just seen as a simple tool used to seek investment or communicate the company’s direction to others. Of course...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Small Business on March 14, 2017

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    December 15, 2016

    Action Item List

    How To Drive Your Team With One Simple Tool

    Do your team or project meetings sound something like this… “Oh, was I supposed to do that?  I thought someone else had that responsibility.  Was that due already?”  When you ask someone for an update on a task that was issued to him or her during the group’s previous meeting, how do you respond to excuses?  It is frustrating for you and for those who are getting their tasks done.  So how can you ensure your team does not find itself behind schedule or...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on December 15, 2016

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    October 20, 2016

    Cross Functional Skills Benefit Employees & The Bottom Line

    Valuable skills that trump personality.

    Sometimes we enjoy working with others, sometimes…not so much. It’s human nature to rely on a personal exchange in order to get along with people & work cohesively. Simply put however, personal exchanges are not enough to elevate an individual’s career, nor bring substantial value to the bottom line. Here’s why: Business actions, simple or complex, can become personality struggles when a professional connection does not exist.  Those personal exchanges we rely on...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on October 20, 2016

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    October 6, 2015

    Crafting a Successful Business Strategy vs. Committing to One

    Leader Engagement – 4 Steps to Ensure Your Commitment to Lead Change

    Whether you are leading a corporation or building your small business, crafting a successful business strategy is bound to be one of your key objectives. But when executives are asked if their strategies will be successful, the results are impressive...in an unimpressive way. According to a 2011 Booz & Company Executive Survey, 53% of executives do not believe their company’s strategy will lead to success, 63% say they have too many conflicting priorities and 54% say their company’s way of...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on October 6, 2015

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    December 15, 2014

    Tying Bonus Potential to Personality

    4 Steps to Implement & Manage Positive Change in Your Team

    There is nothing worse than an employee that drags down a team, but it happens all the time. Actually, there is something worse…a manager that does nothing about it. This is a common problem in the workplace, it affects morale, and although it may not be obvious in short-term results, long-term negative impact is real.   So what can you do about it? Well, you don’t want to “pick” on your employee, especially if they are a top performer; you want them to continue performing...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 15, 2014

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    August 13, 2014

    Leadership Dashboards: How managing the past can hurt your future.

    3 Areas Leaders Should Be Focusing Their Time On

    What metrics do you use to manage your business? It’s a common question and for many business leaders, generates common answers. Revenue, Unit Costs, Overhead, Operating Profit, Customer Complaints, On-Time Delivery, etc… But when asked, “Are those metrics helping you to grow your business?” the answer is often “No”.  That’s because most leadership dashboards focus on lagging indicators instead of those that lead the business to a future...Continue reading

    By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on August 13, 2014

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