Author: Michelle Landis

Level the Playing Field with Organic Growth

Although the term “organic growth” is fairly common in the business world, I find that the concept of organic growth is often misunderstood by many business owners and executives. Organic growth can present many unique opportunities for businesses to leverage their core competencies to expand both revenue and profits through a slower, more deliberate process that requires a combination of customer-driven improvements, easy adaptability and intelligent investment.

Your Circle of Influence equals your “Power Network” – Not all network contacts are equal

As business professionals - entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and corporate executives - we move quickly to grow our business. It’s seldom we have time – or the choice - to consider with whom we spend our time. We busily navigate through our day picking up friends, colleagues and associates along the way without much time for reflection on how those relationships impact our business and our brand.

Ways to Grow Your Business Strategically

Most business owners spend much of their time focused on the day-to-day operational priorities. That makes sense. The business is often in a reactive mode, where taking care of the most recent crisis or just managing to the needs of the customers are critical to maintaining and growing the business. But to really take the business to the next level, strategic thinking needs to become part of the leaders’ skill base. Here are several ways to grow a business strategically.