When the Excitement Fades: Why Boredom Might Be Your Biggest Business Challenge
Most business owners don’t stop because what they’re doing isn’t working. They stop because it starts to feel boring. That initial spark—the dopamine rush of a new idea, a new system, or that big energy around a new direction—eventually wears off. Then, running your business stops feeling fun, and that’s when things get hard. You […]
Too Much Time is Slowing You Down
Have you ever noticed that some tasks seem to take exactly as long as you give them? It’s not just your imagination—it’s a real thing called Parkinson’s Law. It says that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” In simple terms, if you give yourself six months to finish a […]
Orientation vs Onboarding: Do you know the difference?
Most companies don’t lose people because they “hired the wrong person.”They lose people because they confused orientation with onboarding. Orientation is paperwork and passwords.Onboarding is setting someone up to actually succeed. If you’ve ever hired someone great, felt excited for the first week, and then watched them quietly disengage over the next few months, then […]
Feedback vs Insults – What You May Be Doing Wrong
Most people don’t actually hate feedback.They hate being insulted and having it labeled as “feedback.” In many small and mid-sized businesses, this is a quiet culture killer. Leaders think they’re “holding people accountable,” but employees feel attacked and discouraged. Over time, that builds fear, resentment, and a lot of pretending instead of improving. Let’s clear […]