BlogHide Resteemscarmensample (28)in startup • 7 years ago#entrepreneur — You will never be “ready”.We are in the process of buying another business and we aren’t ready. We own five businesses and are overwhelmed and overworked. Our finances aren’t perfect, our businesses aren’t perfect, we have…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoWhere my ladies at? 50/50 is aiming too low.It is a simple rule that I think we should all live by in our professions: Women and men should be in top leadership positions in proportion to what is reflective of their industries. When I was…carmensample (28)in disability • 7 years agoHigh-Risk Housing — When there is no good optionWe accept that the risk is better than homelessness or institutionalization…and that is all we really need to know. When people think of someone with an intellectual or developmental disability…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoFighting Lawsuits…For The Smell of ItThis funny thing happened when we became a “large company” — People started suing us. Maybe we looked differently, or spoke differently, or smelled differently……smelled like green dollar bills…carmensample (28)in relationships • 7 years agoReconciling the End. Leaving your job gracefullyEndings are a process of emotional reconciliation. Resigning from a job is like breaking up with your partner. There are lots of spoken and unspoken feelings. It feels intense and scary walking…carmensample (28)in work • 7 years agoWhy we don’t pay sick time. The Three Truths of “calling out sick”.I know this blog post is going to get some electronic tomatoes thrown in my direction….. Meh… cue shoulder shrug . That said, here comes the first leadership truth: #1: You look bad when you…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoThe ENTOURAGE every CEO needsWhat I have learned about an effective entourage is that they are not “followers” — They are actually the leaders that manage the CEO. Entourages aren’t just for divas, though I don’t mind people…carmensample (28)in humor • 7 years ago“Holding The Line” — The Best Teams Protect Their LeaderI hate being tackled. As the CEO, I am the default quarterback. I am scanning the field and planning my next step. I’m developing a strategy and then pivoting it at the last second to keep my…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoManaging your “Management Brand”No, I’m not talking about color schemes and font styles. I’m talking about not tolerating bullshit. A “management brand” is the way you manage performance issues as a company. Every company…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings on the History channel over the course of a week. I stayed up until 3am every…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings on the History channel over the course of a week. I stayed up until 3am every…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings on the History channel over the course of a week. I stayed up until 3am every…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoBusiness Vikings. Expand and Conquer.We don’t stop when we are tired. We stop when we are done. I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Vikings on the History channel over the course of a week. I stayed up until 3am every…carmensample (28)in startup • 7 years agoVacations — The 3 ways they can hold work value.If you are an entrepreneur like me, you might struggle with vacations. I am the person that gets sad on Fridays because I won’t be able to experience maximum work capacity until Monday again (nerd…carmensample (28)in leadership • 7 years agoThe War for Talent — How working in a 1.8% unemployment market improved my businessCompetition raises the bar of service delivery to customers…AND services to employees. It is kind of a nice world in a job seeker’s market, eh? If you are the employer, it feels a bit like you…carmensample (28)in millennials • 7 years agoUnemployment Cases — Why I LOOOOOVE to win them so much.When I started my first company I had no idea what unemployment insurance was. Nobody in my family had ever filed for unemployment as they had all owned their own businesses and it had never even…carmensample (28)in business • 7 years agoNumbers don’t lie. The FIVE metrics that determine the health of your company (No, Sales isn’t one of them).Numbers don’t lie. Stop asking your team what problems they are experiencing and start instead focusing them on analyzing the numbers to TELL them what the problems are. To effectively track the…carmensample (28)in productivity • 7 years agoThe customer is not always right. Don’t be afraid to remind them they are wrong.My mother was an intense business owner — I learned from the best. I remember a rude customer that walked through her store, belittling all of her staff and fellow customers in front of her. When…carmensample (28)in entrepreneurship • 7 years ago5 things IT professionals should never say in a Millennial company.in entrepreneurship • 7 years agoAttention New Employees: You will SUCCEED if you do these 8 things.I recently experienced the first time that an employee had been hired, worked in a position for a significant amount of time and then left the company before I had the chance to meet them. An entire…
