Pamela Slim's Blog, page 7
July 16, 2019
How to create a vibrant company culture
Company culture develops whether you lead it consciously or not.The strongest small business cultures are built with clear intention and a powerful point of view, encapsulated in a manifesto.Get inspired by some effective manifestos and learn the process to create your own in this article I wrote for The Growth Center. /sponsored Company culture develops whether you lead it consciously […]
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Remember, this is supposed to be fun
I have been digging into deep business growth and transformation with a number of clients. This is not work for the faint of heart. They are leaning into repairing and strengthening financial habits and systems. They are building teams and dealing with challenging performance issues and difficult conversations. They are managing feelings related to […]
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June 13, 2019
If you want ’em, you have to tell ’em
I work with so many smart, multi-talented people. Many have been in business a long time, or have developed deep, rich craft and expertise in multiple areas. While it is great to have so many options for offerings when building a business, it is critical to be very deliberate about your desired audience, and offerings, […]
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May 28, 2019
What is the price of “meh?”
On Wednesday morning last week, I got to see my friend Rohit Bhargava speak at a conference in Phoenix. His talk was super riveting and actionable. My head was spinning with a hundred ideas for implementation, that I was jotting down in my phone. There was not an extraneous detail. There was no artificial hype. The […]
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April 15, 2019
How do you find the thread that ties YOUR story together?
A few weeks back, my friend Amber Naslund tagged me on LinkedIn, mentioning that she was struggling to find a way to tie what felt like disparate parts of her career story together. Here is the original post: I really wanted to help Amber directly, but also saw that other people on her thread were having the […]
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March 12, 2019
What are the steps to creating a licensing or certification program?
Most service-based businesses (consultants, speakers, accountants, lawyers, etc.) who have been in business awhile have found themselves in a bind that sounds great to everyone else: you have so much business that you cannot handle it all yourself. While seemingly better than struggling to get clients, it is still stressful, and if you are not […]
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February 21, 2019
How in the world do you decide which training programs to do?
Awhile ago, a good friend posted a question on Facebook: “I’m looking for professional development opportunities. Think conferences, training or courses with the goal of improving skills and leveling up.” There were a lot of great suggestions on the thread. But my training and development brain couldn’t process answers without gathering some information first, like: […]
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