In the 25 years that I’ve worked with businesses I continue to hear them say, “What you’re saying won’t work for me. You don’t understand. My customers are different in my area.” I will argue that this isn’t true! We can all learn from each other. Two questions to ask your peers […]
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Loving Reality-Based Leadership? Here’s A Good Place to Get Started.
On your journey to build Reality-Based Leadership principles in your office, it’s not uncommon to feel overwhelmed as you decide where to begin! We know you’ve enthusiastically dug in, watched the videos, and feel armed with great ideas! And suddenly you discover that sometimes, starting is the hardest part! Don’t […]
Sorry? Say It in Writing
Put it in writing! @simasays #personalbranding #swayfactor Click To Tweet Sorry? My feelings were hurt. Although it was unintentional, that didn’t ease the sting. She was quick to apologize and I was even quicker to accept. It was not how she treated people normally, I knew that and I told […]
Show Up Step Up & See It Through
See It Through @simasays #personalbrands #swayfactor Click To Tweet Open your calendar and take a good hard look at it – if it’s anything like most people’s, it’s crazy jam-packed-busy. You can’t possibly add even one tiny To Do to your list, there’s just no time! You’ve all but given […]
Why You Need an Advisory Board in Your Business
Who do you turn to when you need help in your business? Do you have an advisory board for your business? With the 12 businesses I’ve owned over the last 25 years, I’ve always had an advisory board. Here’s how it works: My advisory board consists of a handful of […]
3 Valentine Tips – Regardless of your Relationship Status
There are only two ways to go through Valentine’s Day: with joy or misery. It’s your choice. There are people that greet this holiday with great excitement, and others who absolutely dread it. At Reality-Based Leadership, this is one of our favorite holidays because so much of our work is […]
Being Disruptive, Distinctive and Disarming in Your Business
It’s that time of year – a time for reflection, resolutions, redirection, and for some, remorse. But what if you looked at it a different way? So many people treat this time of year like it’s a start line of a new sprint. When it’s really just the continuation of […]
These are a few of my favorite… books!
The holidays are almost here and you may be scrambling to find a last minute gift for those on your list, or simply anticipating a bit of a break where you can rest, enjoy family, and rejuvenate yourself for the new year. Why not share the gift of a great book – […]
Are You Building Leaders to Make It “Rain?”
If you were to ask your colleagues in your firm for the name of a company which had attained success not only in the current time but had also successfully prepared its structure, employees and its leaders for building future leadership and growth, what company would they name? Did your […]
Creating Influence for the Corporate Chartered Accountant
There you are, working with a partner or a group of partners. You’re new as a partner, but you’ve been working closely with these people for a number of years. All that time, ideas about creating new business and tweaking operations have been firing off in your brain. Now, you’re […]
Don’t Leave Out the “Triple Threat” from Your Strategic Plan
Your firm is on task. Your numbers look good and your team is managing client projects; the usual business cycle seems to be going well. But, there is a sense that your team could do better. Within your success there is stagnation and your future leaders lack consistency or balance […]
The Sponsor/Exhibitor Advantage to Making it “Rain” New Customers
While overall spending and business profits were down in 2009 and somewhat flat in 2010, as the economy starts to rebound, the building of relationships in our marketplace should be at an all-time high, especially for service providers, conference sponsors and exhibiters. What seemed like downtime or recession, was and […]
Sagacious Tips That Make Rainmaking Easy
Becoming a Rainmaker in your company is the fast track to Partnership and becoming a firm leader. The Rainmaker isn’t strickly about selling. It is a proactive mindset to grow and build relationships Developing clients is synonymous with sales. Making new friends is sales. Identifying value is sales. Knowing how to […]