by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Culture, Fractional COO, Organizational Health, Success
Do you trust your employees? A better question is whether they trust you. High-performing teams require trust at all levels of the organization. A lack of trust limits innovation and collaboration. It keeps good ideas, good processes, and good people from becoming...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Accountability, change, Fractional COO
An employee of one of my clients wanted to talk to me about a project he was assigned. He had made no progress on it for over 90 days. Something was holding him back. He opened the conversation by saying “I don’t think I can do this.” I began asking questions....
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Fractional COO, Metrics, Operational Health
No sane personal turns off their headlines and attempts to drive down a road at night. Cars have headlights for a reason: to illuminate what’s ahead and help you get where you are going. Mirrors and gauges serve similar purposes. Businesses are no different. You...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Fractional COO, Uncategorized
Have you ever found yourself with thoughts like “my revenues are up but I don’t feel like I’m getting ahead” or “I need someone to run this project”? Situations like these are examples of how COOs can help small businesses and start-ups, but many owners and founders...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Resiliency, Survival, Uncategorized
Raise your hand if you want to relive the trials that 2020 has brought so far. Think about the number and breadth of issues that businesses have faced this year: Abrupt changes in how you conduct business or shutting your doors completely for a period of time Letting...