Mid-year review

Despite the fact that I cannot figure how it is already Memorial Day, it is.  With mid-year quickly approaching, now is a good time to gather your team (or make some time for yourself if you’re solo) and review your strategic plan.  If you don’t have a formal strategic plan (seriously?), then at least sit down and review where you wanted to go this year and how close you are to reaching that point.

If you have made good progress in your goals, congratulations!  You are managing to keep yourself on track and away from most of the day to day distractions.  You have either outsourced well, hired a competent COO or you’re a great time manager.  Great job!

If however, you have not made much progress, now is the time to look at why you have not.

• What is distracting you from your goals?
• Do you have the right staff or outsource partners?
• Are your clients confident in your abilities and not calling all the time?
• Are you a bad time manager?  Do you work from a model day?
• Are you overwhelmed, under served by staff or outsource partners or just generally drowning?

If any of the above described you, I beg you, get a good business coach to help you sort it out and stay focused and on task.  Hire a competent COO to run your business or switch outsource partners if need be. 

I know it sounds painful but in the long run, you will be so glad you did.  Just ask the folks who are “trucking along…”. 

Let me have your thoughts and input on what is dragging you down.

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