by Cary Matthews | Jul 19, 2024 | Growth, Strategic Planning, Success, System & Soul, Vision
Let’s be honest. Growing your business is hard work. It takes grit and determination. You will have ups and downs; you will take a step forward and two steps back at times. It can be lonely. And no matter what...
by Cary Matthews | May 29, 2024 | change, Growth, Leadership, Survival
Transformation takes effort. We see examples of it every day in the world around us. Let’s take the butterfly as an example. The journey a butterfly takes from egg to caterpillar to butterfly is more fascinating that I ever realized.When it is time to change...
by Cary Matthews | Apr 23, 2024 | Culture, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Whether you mean to or not, you are constantly communicating to your employees. You must be intentional about the messages they receive. I learned this from dogs and children, and our grown-up employees are just as observant. My dog observes what I do and modifies his...
by Cary Matthews | Mar 21, 2024 | Fractional COO, Strategic Planning, Strategy, System & Soul
I’ll say it: many – or maybe most – strategic plans aren’t worth the paper they are printed on.A plan that no one sees, never gets updated, gathers dust on the shelf, and is too complex or long for anyone to ever read, isn’t doing you or...
by Cary Matthews | Mar 14, 2024 | coaching, Organizational Health, Success
“They’re a well-coached team.”If you watch college football (or your team sport of choice), you’ve heard this assessment before, most likely talking about a winning team. What does that look like? – Every position on the team knows their...
