Small Business Coaching
(with a strong emphasis on family owned businesses)
"Dr. Tom really opened up my eyes to the differences between running a family business and a midsized business. He pointed out numerous times when I was using 'work arounds' to suit relatives, instead of making sound business decisions. We are now in the midst of selling our business and retiring. I owe him a lot."
DM
Minneapolis, MN
TEN QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE IF I CAN HELP YOU
GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
- What is your "BRAND?" Is it clearly identified in all of your advertising
and in the way customers are treated?
- Do you make the best "business decisions" or do you accommodate
family members/long term employees? What criteria do you use to
determine "What is best for business?"
- Do you conduct an annual SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
and Threats) to determine the sustainability of your business?
- Do you regularly import business ideas from outside your company? (Great companies do so at a 30% rate annually.)
- Do you provide management/leadership training to all your key employees?
- Do you consistently model an exemplary code of conduct for all employees of the company?
- Are the "right" people in the "right" positions? Do you allow them to make the "right" decisions?
- Do you regularly review and evaluate the products/services that your competitors are offering to determine your competitive edge?
- Do you motivate your staff to keep themselves productive and energized?
- Do you have a "growth and/or exit strategy" in place for the next five years? What is it?
Small Business Coaching
(with a strong emphasis on family owned businesses)
"Dr. Tom really opened up my eyes to the differences between running a family business and a midsized business. He pointed out numerous times when I was using 'work arounds' to suit relatives, instead of making sound business decisions. We are now in the midst of selling our business and retiring. I owe him a lot."
DM
Minneapolis, MN
TEN QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE IF I CAN HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
- What is your "BRAND?" Is it clearly identified in all of your advertising
and in the way customers are treated?
- Do you make the best "business decisions" or do you accommodate
family members/long term employees? What criteria do you use to
determine "What is best for business?"
- Do you conduct an annual SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
and Threats) to determine the sustainability of your business?
- Do you regularly import business ideas from outside your company? (Great companies do so at a 30% rate annually.)
- Do you provide management/leadership training to all your key employees?
- Do you consistently model an exemplary code of conduct for all employees of the company?
- Are the "right" people in the "right" positions? Do you allow them to make the "right" decisions?
- Do you regularly review and evaluate the products/services that your competitors are offering to determine your competitive edge?
- Do you motivate your staff to keep themselves productive and energized?
- Do you have a "growth and/or exit strategy" in place for the next five years? What is it?