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![Unlocking Business Value: How to Elevate Your Company’s Worth [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1778005993844-SA0MZVFB9I081V7ZRFQT/worth+blog.png)
Unlocking Business Value: How to Elevate Your Company’s Worth [VIDEO]
A profitable business isn’t always a valuable one. There are hidden factors quietly dragging down your company’s worth. Here are three steps to unlock the value of your business.
![Developing a Successful Sales and Marketing Strategy [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1770391559147-9Z6Q4BC1EY0R8BUHCATM/sales+blog.png)
Developing a Successful Sales and Marketing Strategy [VIDEO]
When sales and marketing chase different goals, failure and finger-pointing often follow. Here’s how to align them with an effective sales and marketing strategy.
From Planning to Action: 7 Essentials for Getting Things Done
Have you ever noticed how organizations can spend months planning and still not move an inch? Here’s how to break the cycle and finally get things done.
![Preparing for the (Expectedly) Unexpected [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/e4193bcf-29f7-46c2-be12-9116791d40cf/unexpected+blog.png)
Preparing for the (Expectedly) Unexpected [VIDEO]
Even the strongest organizations can crumble under financial strain, leadership turnover, or sudden disruptions. Here’s how you can prepare for the unexpected before it’s too late.
![Fundraising: How to Raise Funds for Your Nonprofit [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1757619882819-6OARWR0QU11M7LA0ABYL/fundraising+blog.png)
Fundraising: How to Raise Funds for Your Nonprofit [VIDEO]
Fundraising is challenging, but with the right approach, you can engage people in your mission and build lifelong donor relationships. Here’s how.
6 Actions That Help Backpackers Survive and Leaders Thrive
What do hiking the Grand Canyon and leading an organization have in common? More than you think. From planning well to showing humility, here are six traits that help both backpackers survive and leaders thrive.
5 Reasons You Need Your Enterprise to Be Profitable
Profit isn't a bad word. It helps you guard against uncertainty and care for your people. Here are 5 reasons profitability is critical for your enterprise (and no, a new boat isn’t one of them).
![Vision: 3 Must-Have Traits of Every Successful Visionary Leader [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1749484247758-ITEGD2LZZ716112KLHXZ/visionary+blog.png)
Vision: 3 Must-Have Traits of Every Successful Visionary Leader [VIDEO]
If your organization is stuck, the issue might be a lack of vision. Here are 3 traits found in leaders who can move things forward.
Bigger Is Not Always Better: 5 Ways Organizations Can Utilize Their Smallness as a Strength
Being small means you can move faster and stay customer-focused. Here are five ways that your organization's small size can be a strength.
6 Critical Infrastructures Every Leader Would Be Wise to Guard
When infrastructure fails, chaos follows. The same is true for your business. Are you protecting these six key areas?
Leadership & the Four-Eyed Fish: 9 Things Every Leader Should Pay Attention To
The four-eyed fish, a species of fish found in the Amazon, can look for dangers and opportunities below the water and above the water at the same time. Similarly, leaders need to be looking for the current threats and opportunities as well as those that are on the horizon. Here are nine areas leaders should pay attention to.
![Planning: The Power of Planning [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1712597764732-WHRZPRLZ6V78CBGKBPZA/PLanning+blog.png)
Planning: The Power of Planning [VIDEO]
Planning allows you to take a chaotic state, narrow it down, and turn it into momentum and energy toward your goal. Here is how.
How to Make Decisions When You Cannot See into the Future
Making decisions can be difficult, especially when the outcome has no guarantee of success. Here are five ways leaders can make decisions even when they are in the fog of uncertainty.
From Great to Gone: 5 Reasons Why Organizations Go from the Peak to the Pit
If you remember VeggieTales, you will recall how it went from a great company to suddenly being gone, all within 10 years. Here are five reasons why organizations go from their peak to the pit and the remedies to prevent it.
![Coaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1665424350332-LKS9SEVB9T8ZPOOMVSAT/Coaching+blog.png)
Coaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]
Why do star athletes and CEOs have coaches when they are already at the top of their game? Because we all can benefit from someone helping us to achieve our full potential. Here are four types of leadership coaching and what you can expect from each.
“There Must Be a Better Way”: 5 Steps to Successful Innovation
The creators of the electric start motor, Airbnb, and even Uber, all started with the same thought: "There must be a better way." Here are five common steps that every innovator and problem solver takes to make the world better.
5 Leadership Lessons from Make-A-Wish
Years ago, my family was treated to a trip by Make-A-Wish, which grants wishes to children who have experienced a life-threatening illness. The entire process was a remarkable example of vision and excellence. Here are five things I learned from Make-A-Wish that can make a difference for every leader who applies them.
7 Leadership Lessons from The Titanic
The Titanic, the largest and most luxurious passenger ship of its time, is a reminder that even the most impressive organizations can fail very quickly. Here are 7 lessons every leader can learn from the tragedy of the Titanic.
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Family Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]
Family businesses represent about 90% of American businesses, yet many struggle to survive into the 2nd and 3rd generations. This is often due to unclear roles. Here are the 5 vital roles that work together to create a successful family business.
Top 10 Ways to Derail Momentum & Growth
Every organization that is experiencing success one day can find itself floundering the next. By understanding these ten derailers, we can more effectively prevent our organizations from going off the tracks.