Short videos that help you begin making changes in your business and let you get a feel for what you'll be working on in the Tradies Toolbox Coaching Program.
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https://www.smallfish.us/your-missions-value-for-the-world/
I’ve been talking about the three key dimensions of a company’s mission. Starting with delivering value for customers, we then added articulating what the value is for us, the team. Finally, let’s talk about how a Mission captures value for the world. This might stretch your comfort zone, but stay with...
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Last week I talked about how we know when a company’s mission is truly a solid foundation, starting with delivering value to customers. The second dimension is delivering value to us: our leaders, employees, contractors, partners, … anyone who is involved with creating and supplying products and services to those customers....
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I had a powerful conversation recently with someone, exploring the nature of having an organizational mission. In my view, this is the absolute foundation for everything you do. So I’m going to explore this in the coming weeks. I admit I’m a bit hesitant to start with your customers, but that’s...
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https://www.smallfish.us/doomscrolling/
We have a new term for overloading yourself with negative information: Doomscrolling. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it refers to spending too much time on your newsfeed, looking for the next thing to worry about. And right now, people are capturing a whole lot to worry about. It occurred to...
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https://www.smallfish.us/communication-fatigue/
Things are changing quickly, but making progress slowly. It’s all very confusing. Certainly my sense of time has gotten all screwed up since March. The challenge is that you, as leader, are tasked with leading communication for your organization. I get your difficulty. It feels like you have nothing new to...
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https://www.smallfish.us/its-all-complicated/
The world is an incredibly complicated place, and it drives me nuts sometimes. Just when I think I’ve teased apart one problem, I find it’s connected to something else. And on and on! So how should we deal with this fact of life? I take some comfort in this quote: “Everything...
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https://www.smallfish.us/positivity/
Optimism is a key tool of leadership. Why? Because it creates energy in yourself and others, helping people to focus on moving forward rather than retracting in despair. But the word “optimism” tends to feel a little bit forced these days; it sounds like maybe it’s something you’re either born with...
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